STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 8 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

All SUSE operating system local interactive user home directories must be group-owned by the home directory owner's primary group.

DISA Rule

SV-234994r1184477_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-234994

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

SLES-15-040100

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Change the group owner of a SUSE operating system local interactive user's home directory to the group found in "/etc/passwd". To change the group owner of a local interactive user's home directory, use the following command:

Note: The example will be for the user "doduser", who has a home directory of "/home/doduser", and has a primary group of users.

> sudo chgrp users /home/doduser

Check Contents

Verify the assigned home directory of all SUSE operating system local interactive users is group-owned by that user's primary GID.

Check the home directory assignment for all nonprivileged users on the system with the following command:

Note: This may miss local 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. The returned directory "/home/doduser" is used as an example.

> awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $4, $6}' /etc/passwd)
250:/home/doduser

Check the user's primary group with the following command:

> grep users /etc/group
users:x:250:doduser,doduser,nsauser

If the user home directory referenced in "/etc/passwd" is not group-owned by that user's primary GID, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-234994

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SLES-15-040100

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the assigned home directory of all SUSE operating system local interactive users is group-owned by that user's primary GID.

Check the home directory assignment for all nonprivileged users on the system with the following command:

Note: This may miss local 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. The returned directory "/home/doduser" is used as an example.

> awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $4, $6}' /etc/passwd)
250:/home/doduser

Check the user's primary group with the following command:

> grep users /etc/group
users:x:250:doduser,doduser,nsauser

If the user home directory referenced in "/etc/passwd" is not group-owned by that user's primary GID, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5274