Vulnerability scanner reporting "Root's umask value is unsafe"
Issue
- Why is the Rapid7 vulnerability scanner shows
Root's umask value is unsafe Severe?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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