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Ensure the Default C Shell Umask is Set Correctly

An XCCDF Rule

Description

To ensure the default umask for users of the C shell is set properly, add or correct the umask setting in /etc/csh.cshrc to read as follows:

umask 

Rationale

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 or written to by unauthorized users.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_accounts_umask_etc_csh_cshrc
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Ansible

- name: XCCDF Value var_accounts_user_umask # promote to variable
  set_fact:
    var_accounts_user_umask: !!str <xccdf-1.2:sub xmlns:xccdf-1.2="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.2" idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_accounts_user_umask" use="legacy"/>
  tags:
    - always


Remediation - Shell Script


var_accounts_user_umask='<xccdf-1.2:sub xmlns:xccdf-1.2="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.2" idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_accounts_user_umask" use="legacy"/>'


grep -q "^\s*umask" /etc/csh.cshrc && \
  sed -i -E -e "s/^(\s*umask).*/\1 $var_accounts_user_umask/g" /etc/csh.cshrc