AIX7-00-003018 - All AIX users home directories must have mode 0750 or less permissive.

Information

Excessive permissions on home directories allow unauthorized access to user files.

Solution

Change the mode of interactive users' home directories to "0750" or less permissive using the following command:
# chmod 0750 <home directory>

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_IBM_AIX_7-x_V3R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA IBM AIX 7.x STIG v3r3

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-215331r991592_rule, STIG-ID|AIX7-00-003018, STIG-Legacy|SV-101857, STIG-Legacy|V-91759, Vuln-ID|V-215331

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: dd4c03dbe75162e05fd8ddf3bdebf799f6906be9c69a1a0fe618c1e7474239d5