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

RHEL 10 must enforce mode "0750" or less permissive for local interactive user home directories.

DISA Rule

SV-281065r1165550_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281065

Group Title

SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

Rule Version

RHEL-10-400240

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000213 - Enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 so that the mode of interactive user's home directories is set 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 "disauser".

$ sudo chmod 0750 /home/disauser

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that 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 login 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-281065

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-400240

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that 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 login 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

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Target Key

5733