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V-281082

CAT II (Medium)

RHEL 10 must define default permissions for all authenticated users in such a way that the user can read and modify only their own files.

Rule ID

SV-281082r1195406_rule

STIG

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000213

Discussion

Setting the most restrictive default permissions ensures that when new accounts are created, they do not have unnecessary access.

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Verify RHEL 10 defines default permissions for all authenticated users in such a way that the user can only read and modify their own files with the following command:

Note: If the value of the "umask" parameter is set to "000" in "/etc/login.defs" file, the Severity is raised to a CAT I.

$ sudo grep -i umask /etc/login.defs
umask 077

If the value for the "umask" parameter is not "077", or the "umask" parameter is missing or is commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure RHEL 10 to define default permissions for all authenticated users in such a way that the user can read and modify only their own files.

Add or edit the lines for the "umask" parameter in the "/etc/login.defs" file to "077":

umask 077