CCE-96204-3| Platform: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15 | Date: (C)2022-09-27 (M)2023-07-04 |
If the Group Identifier (GID) of a local interactive user���������s home directory is not the same as the primary GID of the user, this would allow unauthorized access to the user���������s files, and users that share the same group may not be able to access files that they legitimately should.
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Technical Mechanism:
Fix:Change the group owner of a SUSE operating system local interactive user's home directory to the group found in "/etc/passwd". To change the group owner of a local interactive user's home directory, use the following command:
Note: The example will be for the user "smithj", who has a home directory of "/home/smithj", and has a primary group of users.
> sudo chgrp users /home/smithj
| CCSS Severity: | CCSS Metrics: |
| CCSS Score : 7.8 | Attack Vector: LOCAL |
| Exploit Score: 1.8 | Attack Complexity: LOW |
| Impact Score: 5.9 | Privileges Required: LOW |
| Severity: HIGH | User Interaction: NONE |
| Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Scope: UNCHANGED |
| | Confidentiality: HIGH |
| | Integrity: HIGH |
| | Availability: HIGH |
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References: | Resource Id | Reference |
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| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:84420 |
