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1.202 OL08-00-020351

Information

OL 8 default permissions must be defined in such a way that all authenticated users can read and modify only their own files.

GROUP ID: V-248719
RULE ID: SV-248719r991590

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

Solution

Configure OL 8 to define the default permissions for all authenticated users in such a way that the user can read and modify only their own files.

Edit the "UMASK" parameter in the "/etc/login.defs" file to match the example below:

UMASK 077

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23791

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-248719r991590_rule, STIG-ID|OL08-00-020351, Vuln-ID|V-248719

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 79c59d1767d46667086a118dee5447e6fcb907c5cf6ea1a6f7d6ddd51901dd75