Ensure the Default Umask is Set Correctly in /etc/profile
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To ensure the default umask controlled by /etc/profile is set properly,
add or correct the umask setting in /etc/profile to read as follows:
Note that /etc/profile also reads scrips within /etc/profile.d directory.
These scripts are also valid files to set umask value. Therefore, they should also be
considered during the check and properly remediated, if necessary.
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.
Shell script
The following script can be run on the host to remediate the issue.
#!/bin/bash
var_accounts_user_umask='027'
readarray -t profile_files < <(find /etc/profile.d/ -type f -name '*.sh' -or -name 'sh.local')
for file in "${profile_files[@]}" /etc/profile; do
grep -qE '^[^#]*umask' "$file" && sed -i -E "s/^(\s*umask\s*)[0-7]+/\1$var_accounts_user_umask/g" "$file"
done
if ! grep -qrE '^[^#]*umask' /etc/profile*; then
echo "umask $var_accounts_user_umask" >> /etc/profile
fi
Ansible playbook
The following playbook can be run with Ansible to remediate the issue.
- name: XCCDF Value var_accounts_user_umask # promote to variable
set_fact:
var_accounts_user_umask: !!str 027
tags:
- always
- name: Ensure the Default Umask is Set Correctly in /etc/profile - Locate Profile
Configuration Files Where umask Is Defined
ansible.builtin.find:
paths:
- /etc/profile.d
patterns:
- sh.local
- '*.sh'
contains: ^[\s]*umask\s+\d+
register: result_profile_d_files
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- accounts_umask_etc_profile
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Ensure the Default Umask is Set Correctly in /etc/profile - Replace Existing
umask Value in Files From /etc/profile.d
ansible.builtin.replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^(\s*)umask\s+\d+
replace: \1umask {{ var_accounts_user_umask }}
loop: '{{ result_profile_d_files.files }}'
register: result_umask_replaced_profile_d
when: result_profile_d_files.matched
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- accounts_umask_etc_profile
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Ensure the Default Umask is Set Correctly in /etc/profile - Ensure umask Is
Set in /etc/profile if Not Already Set Elsewhere
ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
create: true
mode: 420
path: /etc/profile
line: umask {{ var_accounts_user_umask }}
when: not result_profile_d_files.matched
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- accounts_umask_etc_profile
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
- name: Ensure the Default Umask is Set Correctly in /etc/profile - Ensure umask Value
For All Existing umask Definition in /etc/profile
ansible.builtin.replace:
path: /etc/profile
regexp: ^(\s*)umask\s+\d+
replace: \1umask {{ var_accounts_user_umask }}
register: result_umask_replaced_profile
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- accounts_umask_etc_profile
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- restrict_strategy
