STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 3 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that all local interactive user initialization files executable search paths contain only paths that resolve to the users home directory.

DISA Rule

SV-204477r603261_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-204477

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

RHEL-07-020720

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

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 that all local interactive user initialization files' executable search path statements do not contain statements that will reference a working directory other than the users' home directory.

Check the executable search path statement for all local interactive user initialization files in the users' home directory with the following commands:

Note: The example will be for the smithj user, which has a home directory of "/home/smithj".

# grep -i path /home/smithj/.*
/home/smithj/.bash_profile:PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/bin
/home/smithj/.bash_profile:export PATH

If any local interactive user initialization files have executable search path statements that include directories outside of their home directory, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-204477

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-07-020720

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that all local interactive user initialization files' executable search path statements do not contain statements that will reference a working directory other than the users' home directory.

Check the executable search path statement for all local interactive user initialization files in the users' home directory with the following commands:

Note: The example will be for the smithj user, which has a home directory of "/home/smithj".

# grep -i path /home/smithj/.*
/home/smithj/.bash_profile:PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin:$HOME/bin
/home/smithj/.bash_profile:export PATH

If any local interactive user initialization files have executable search path statements that include directories outside of their home directory, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2899

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