Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R7

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

OL 9 must be configured so that a separate file system must be used for user home directories (such as /home or an equivalent).

Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

OL 9 must be configured so that a separate file system must be used for user home directories (such as /home or an equivalent).

Description

Discussion Text

Ensuring that "/home" is mounted on its own partition enables the setting of more restrictive mount options, and also helps ensure that users cannot trivially fill partitions used for log or audit data storage.

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Objective

V-271433

Rule

SV-271433r1091011_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

OL09-00-000003

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify that OL 9 uses a separate file system for user home directories (such as /home or an equivalent) with the following command:

$ mount | grep /home
UUID=fba5000f-2ffa-4417-90eb-8c54ae74a32f on /home type ext4 (rw,nodev,nosuid,noexec,seclabel)

If a separate entry for "/home" is not in use, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Migrate the "/home" directory onto a separate file system/partition.

STIG check 3 of 450 in the Oracle Linux 9 STIG checklist

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