STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 9 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

All RHEL 9 local interactive user home directories must have mode 0750 or less permissive.

DISA Rule

SV-257890r1184305_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-257890

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

RHEL-09-232050

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Change the mode of interactive user's home directories to "0750" using the following command:

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

$ sudo chmod 0750 /home/disauser

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.

$ stat -L -c '%a %n' $(awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $6}' /etc/passwd) 2>/dev/null

700 /home/disauser

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

Vulnerability Number

V-257890

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-232050

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.

$ stat -L -c '%a %n' $(awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $6}' /etc/passwd) 2>/dev/null

700 /home/disauser

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5551