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

Executable search paths within the initialization files of all local interactive RHEL 9 users must only contain paths that resolve to the system default or the users home directory.

DISA Rule

SV-258050r1045137_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258050

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

RHEL-09-411055

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Edit the local interactive user initialization files to change any PATH variable statements that reference directories other than their home directory.

If a local interactive user requires path variables to reference a directory owned by the application, it must be documented with the ISSO.

Check Contents

Verify that all local interactive user initialization file executable search path statements do not contain statements that will reference a working directory other than user home directories with the following commands:

$ sudo find /home -maxdepth 2 -type f -name ".[^.]*" -exec grep -iH path= {} \;

PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/bin:$PATH"

If any local interactive user initialization files have executable search path statements that include directories outside of their home directory, and this is not documented with the ISSO as an operational requirement, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258050

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-411055

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that all local interactive user initialization file executable search path statements do not contain statements that will reference a working directory other than user home directories with the following commands:

$ sudo find /home -maxdepth 2 -type f -name ".[^.]*" -exec grep -iH path= {} \;

PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/bin:$PATH"

If any local interactive user initialization files have executable search path statements that include directories outside of their home directory, and this is not documented with the ISSO as an operational requirement, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5551