All home directories must be owned by the respective user assigned to it in /etc/passwd.

From Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-60969r2_rule All home directories must be owned by the respective user assigned to it in /etc/passwd.

Vulnerability discussion

Since the user is accountable for files stored in the user's home directory, the user must be the owner of the directory.

Check content

The root role is required. Check that home directories are owned by the correct user. # export IFS=":"; logins -uxo | while read user uid group gid gecos home rest; do result=$(find ${home} -type d -prune \! -user $user -print 2>/dev/null); if [ ! -z "${result}" ]; then echo "User: ${user}\tOwner: $(ls -ld $home | awk '{ print $3 }')"; fi; done If any output is produced, this is a finding.

Fix text

The root role is required. Correct the owner of any directory that does not match the password file entry for that user. # chown [user] [home directory]

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