All RHEL 8 local interactive user home directory files must have mode 0750 or less permissive.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-244531 | RHEL-08-010731 | SV-244531r1017338_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Excessive permissions on local interactive user home directories may allow unauthorized access to user files by other users. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-244531r1017338_chk)
Verify all files and directories contained in a local interactive user home directory, excluding local initialization files, have a mode of "0750".
Files that begin with a "." are excluded from this requirement.
Note: The example will be for the user "smithj", who has a home directory of "/home/smithj".
$ sudo ls -lLR /home/smithj
-rwxr-x--- 1 smithj smithj 18 Mar 5 17:06 file1
-rwxr----- 1 smithj smithj 193 Mar 5 17:06 file2
-rw-r-x--- 1 smithj smithj 231 Mar 5 17:06 file3
If any files or directories are found with a mode more permissive than "0750", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-47763r743841_fix)
Set the mode on files and directories in the local interactive user home directory with the following command:
Note: The example will be for the user smithj, who has a home directory of "/home/smithj" and is a member of the users group.
$ sudo chmod 0750 /home/smithj/<file or directory>