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 all local interactive user initialization file executable search path statements do not contain statements that will reference a working directory other than user home directories.

DISA Rule

SV-281176r1166480_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281176

Group Title

SRG-OS-000362-GPOS-00149

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600170

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-003980 - Allow user installation of software only with explicit privileged status.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 so that all local interactive user initialization file executable search path statements do not contain statements that will reference a working directory other than user home directories.

Edit the local interactive user initialization files to change any PATH variable statements that reference directories other than their home directory.

If a local interactive user requires path variables to reference a directory owned by the application, it must be documented with the ISSO.

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 local interactive user initialization file executable search path statements do not contain statements that will reference a working directory other than user home directories with the following commands:

$ sudo find /home -maxdepth 2 -type f -name ".[^.]*" -exec grep -iH path= {} \;
PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/bin:$PATH"

If any local interactive user initialization files have executable search path statements that include directories outside of their home directory, and this is not documented with the ISSO as an operational requirement, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281176

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600170

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 local interactive user initialization file executable search path statements do not contain statements that will reference a working directory other than user home directories with the following commands:

$ sudo find /home -maxdepth 2 -type f -name ".[^.]*" -exec grep -iH path= {} \;
PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/bin:$PATH"

If any local interactive user initialization files have executable search path statements that include directories outside of their home directory, and this is not documented with the ISSO as an operational requirement, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5733