STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 9 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

All OL 8 local interactive user home directories must have mode "0750" or less permissive.

DISA Rule

SV-248639r991589_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-248639

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

OL08-00-010730

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Change the mode of interactive users' home directories to "0750" using the following command.

Note: The example will be for the user "smithj".

$ sudo chmod 0750 /home/smithj

Check Contents

Verify the assigned home directory of all local interactive users has a mode of "0750" or less permissive 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.

$ sudo ls -ld $(awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($1!="nobody"){print $6}' /etc/passwd)

drwxr-x--- 2 smithj admin 4096 Jun 5 12:41 smithj

If home directories of interactive users referenced in "/etc/passwd" do not have a mode of "0750" or less permissive, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-248639

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL08-00-010730

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the assigned home directory of all local interactive users has a mode of "0750" or less permissive 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.

$ sudo ls -ld $(awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($1!="nobody"){print $6}' /etc/passwd)

drwxr-x--- 2 smithj admin 4096 Jun 5 12:41 smithj

If home directories of interactive users referenced in "/etc/passwd" do not have a mode of "0750" or less permissive, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5416