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The system default umask for the csh shell must be 077.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-38649 RHEL-06-000343 SV-50450r1_rule Low
Description
The umask value influences the permissions assigned to files when they are created. A misconfigured umask value could result in files with excessive permissions that can be read and/or written to by unauthorized users.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-09-18

Details

Check Text ( C-46209r1_chk )
Verify the "umask" setting is configured correctly in the "/etc/csh.cshrc" file by running the following command:

# grep "umask" /etc/csh.cshrc

All output must show the value of "umask" set to 077, as shown in the below:

# grep "umask" /etc/csh.cshrc
umask 077


If the above command returns no output, or if the umask is configured incorrectly, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-43598r1_fix)
To ensure the default umask for users of the C shell is set properly, add or correct the "umask" setting in "/etc/csh.cshrc" to read as follows:

umask 077