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

RHEL 10 must assign a home directory for local interactive user accounts upon creation.

DISA Rule

SV-281171r1166465_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281171

Group Title

SRG-OS-000433-GPOS-00192

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600120

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002824 - Implement organization-defined controls to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to assign home directories to all new local interactive users by setting the "CREATE_HOME" parameter in "/etc/login.defs" to "yes" as follows:

CREATE_HOME yes

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 assigns a home directory for local interactive user accounts upon creation with the following command:

$ sudo grep -i create_home /etc/login.defs
CREATE_HOME yes

If the value for "CREATE_HOME" parameter is not set to "yes", the line is missing, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281171

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600120

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 assigns a home directory for local interactive user accounts upon creation with the following command:

$ sudo grep -i create_home /etc/login.defs
CREATE_HOME yes

If the value for "CREATE_HOME" parameter is not set to "yes", the line is missing, or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5733