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1.212 SLES-15-040420

Information

The SUSE operating system default permissions must be defined in such a way that all authenticated users can only read and modify their own files.

GROUP ID: V-235030
RULE ID: SV-235030r991590

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

Solution

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

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

UMASK 077

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23779

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-235030r991590_rule, STIG-ID|SLES-15-040420, Vuln-ID|V-235030

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6d5103e0e826e1b887d6c7582d5e37ab5a41b97618055fbedf480c5bfbb1e5eb