All user home directories must have mode 0750 or less permissive.

From Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-64585r1_rule All user home directories must have mode 0750 or less permissive.

Vulnerability discussion

Excessive permissions on home directories allow unauthorized access to user files.

Check content

Check the home directory mode of each user in /etc/passwd. Procedure: # cut -d: -f6 /etc/passwd|sort|uniq|xargs -n1 ls -ld If a user home directory's mode is more permissive than 0750, this is a finding. Note: Application directories are allowed and may need 0755 permissions (or greater) for correct operation.

Fix text

Change the mode of user home directories to 0750 or less permissive. Procedure (example): # chmod 0750 Note: Application directories are allowed and may need 0755 permissions (or greater) for correct operation.

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