STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 10 must be configured so that world-writable directories are owned by root, sys, bin, or an application user.

DISA Rule

SV-281045r1165490_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281045

Group Title

SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069

Rule Version

RHEL-10-400140

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001090 - Prevent unauthorized and unintended information transfer via shared system resources.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 public directories to be owned by root or a system account to prevent unauthorized and unintended information transferred via shared system resources.

Use the following command template to set ownership of public directories to root or a system account:

$ sudo chown [root or system account] [Public Directory]

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 world-writable directories are owned by root, a system account, or an application account with the following command:

$ sudo find / -xdev -type d -perm -0002 -uid +999 -exec stat -c "%U, %u, %A, %n" {} \; 2>/dev/null

If output indicates that world-writable directories are owned by any account other than root or an approved system account, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281045

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-400140

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 world-writable directories are owned by root, a system account, or an application account with the following command:

$ sudo find / -xdev -type d -perm -0002 -uid +999 -exec stat -c "%U, %u, %A, %n" {} \; 2>/dev/null

If output indicates that world-writable directories are owned by any account other than root or an approved system account, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5733