The system default umask in /etc/profile must be 077.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-38647	RHEL-06-000344	SV-50448r1_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	2015-05-26

Details

Check Text ( C-46207r1_chk )
Verify the "umask" setting is configured correctly in the "/etc/profile" file by running the following command: # grep "umask" /etc/profile All output must show the value of "umask" set to 077, as shown in the below: # grep "umask" /etc/profile umask 077 If the above command returns no output, or if the umask is configured incorrectly, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-43596r1_fix)
To ensure the default umask controlled by "/etc/profile" is set properly, add or correct the "umask" setting in "/etc/profile" to read as follows: umask 077