STIGQter: STIG Summary: SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026:

All SLEM 5 local interactive user home directories must be group-owned by the home directory owner's primary group.

DISA Rule

SV-261305r1184403_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-261305

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

SLEM-05-232100

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Change the group owner of a SLEM 5 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 "dosuser", who has a home directory of "/home/dosuser", and has a primary group of users.

> sudo chgrp users /home/dosuser

Check Contents

Verify the assigned home directory of all SLEM 5 local interactive users is group-owned by that user's primary GID 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/dosuser" is used as an example.

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

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

> grep users /etc/group
users:x:250:dosuser,dosuser,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-261305

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SLEM-05-232100

Severity Override Guidance

Check Content Reference

Target Key

5596