OL 9 must be configured so that a separate file system must be used for user home directories (such as /home or an equivalent).

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-271433	OL09-00-000003	SV-271433r1091011_rule		Medium

Description

Ensuring that "/home" is mounted on its own partition enables the setting of more restrictive mount options, and also helps ensure that users cannot trivially fill partitions used for log or audit data storage.

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-08

Details

Check Text (C-75483r1091009_chk)

Verify that OL 9 uses a separate file system for user home directories (such as /home or an equivalent) with the following command:

$ mount | grep /home
UUID=fba5000f-2ffa-4417-90eb-8c54ae74a32f on /home type ext4 (rw,nodev,nosuid,noexec,seclabel)

If a separate entry for "/home" is not in use, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-75390r1091010_fix)

Migrate the "/home" directory onto a separate file system/partition.