Detections
Analytics
APPL-11-002068 - The macOS system must set permissions on user home directories to prevent users from having access to read or modify another user's files - User subdirectory Access Control Lists
Information
Configuring the operating system to use the most restrictive permissions possible for user home directories helps to protect against inadvertent disclosures.Satisfies: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00228, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00230
Solution
To ensure the appropriate permissions are set for each user on the system, run the following command:diskutil resetUserPermissions / userid, where userid is the user name for the user whose home directory permissions need to be repaired.
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_macOS_11_V1R8_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG Apple macOS 11 v1r8
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-230827r599842_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-11-002068, Vuln-ID|V-230827
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 6cc7a24ee17eff17cadaa56388e56a0bb599efa726b6e5cc0c7dbab1596bbdb4