Permissions on user . (hidden) files must be 750 or less permissive.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-216419 | SRG-OS-000480 | SOL-11.1-070030 | SV-216419r959010_rule | 2024-11-25 | 3 |
| Description |
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| Group-writable or world-writable user configuration files may enable malicious users to steal or modify other users' data or to gain another user's system privileges. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| The root role is required. Ensure that the permissions on user "." files are 750 or less permissive. # for dir in \ `logins -ox | awk -F: '($8 == "PS") { print $6 }'`; do find ${dir}/.[A-Za-z0-9]* \! -type l \ \( -perm -0001 -o -perm -0002 -o -perm -0004 -o -perm -0020 \) -ls done If output is produced, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| The root role is required. Change the permissions on users' "." files to 750 or less permissive. # chmod 750 [file name] |