The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must define default permissions for all authenticated users in such a way that the user can only read and modify their own files.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

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

ID: SV-204457r603261_rule
Version: RHEL-07-020240
Severity: Medium
References: CCI-000366
Updated: 14 days ago

Remediation Templates

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

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

UMASK  077