Cron programs must not set the umask to a value less restrictive than 077.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
GEN003220-ESXI5-PNF	GEN003220-ESXI5-PNF	GEN003220-ESXI5-PNF_rule		Low

Description
The umask controls the default access mode assigned to newly created files. A umask of 077 limits new files to a mode of 700 or less permissive. Although umask is often represented as a 4-digit octal number, the first digit representing special access modes is typically ignored or required to be 0. Applicable, but permanent not-a-finding - The hypervisor does not support this function.

STIG	Date
VMware ESXi v5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-01-15

Details

Check Text ( C-GEN003220-ESXI5-PNF_chk )
ESXi supports this requirement and cannot be configured to be out of compliance. This is a permanent not a finding.

Fix Text (F-GEN003220-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.