STIGQter: STIG Summary: Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 7 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

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

DISA Rule

SV-269215r1050097_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-269215

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00230

Rule Version

ALMA-09-015310

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Change the mode of interactive user's home directories to "0750". To change the mode of a local interactive user's home directory, use the following command:

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

$ chmod 0750 /home/test

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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.

Verify the assigned home directory of all local interactive users has a mode of "0750" or less permissive with the following command:

$ ls -ld $(awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $6}' /etc/passwd)

drwx------. 2 simon simon 83 Nov 30 12:30 /home/simon
drwx------. 2 test test 83 Jan 19 14:18 /home/test
drwx------. 2 test testdupe 62 Jan 15 11:44 /home/testdupe

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

Vulnerability Number

V-269215

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ALMA-09-015310

Severity Override Guidance

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.

Verify the assigned home directory of all local interactive users has a mode of "0750" or less permissive with the following command:

$ ls -ld $(awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $6}' /etc/passwd)

drwx------. 2 simon simon 83 Nov 30 12:30 /home/simon
drwx------. 2 test test 83 Jan 19 14:18 /home/test
drwx------. 2 test testdupe 62 Jan 15 11:44 /home/testdupe

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

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5664