All SUSE operating system local interactive user home directories must have mode 0750 or less permissive.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-234993 | SLES-15-040090 | SV-234993r1184474_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 | |||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-19 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-234993r1184474_chk)
Verify the assigned home directory of all SUSE operating system local interactive users has a mode of "0750" or less permissive.
Check the home directory assignment for all nonprivileged users on the system with the following command:
Note: This may miss interactive users that have been assigned a privileged User Identifier (UID). Evidence of interactive use may be obtained from a number of log files containing system logon information.
> ls -ld $(awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $6}' /etc/passwd)
-rwxr-x--- 1 doduser users 18 Mar 5 17:06 /home/doduser
If home directories referenced in "/etc/passwd" do not have a mode of "0750" or less permissive, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-38144r1184473_fix)
Change the mode of SUSE operating system local interactive user's home directories to "0750". To change the mode of a local interactive user's home directory, use the following command:
Note: The example will be for the user "doduser".
> sudo chmod 0750 /home/doduser