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-217173 | SLES-12-010740 | SV-217173r991589_rule | 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 12 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 |
Details
| Check Text (C-18401r622350_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 non-privileged 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 smithj users 18 Mar 5 17:06 /home/smithj If home directories referenced in "/etc/passwd" do not have a mode of "0750" or less permissive, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-18399r369676_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 "smithj". # chmod 0750 /home/smithj |