The system default umask in /etc/login.defs must be 077.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-38645	RHEL-06-000345	SV-50446r1_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	2015-09-09

Details

Check Text ( None )
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Fix Text (F-43594r1_fix)
To ensure the default umask controlled by "/etc/login.defs" is set properly, add or correct the "umask" setting in "/etc/login.defs" to read as follows: UMASK 077