diff --git a/0001-crontab-Fix-backup-failure-when-cache-directory-mis.patch b/0001-crontab-Fix-backup-failure-when-cache-directory-mis.patch
index 793b9d3..b547110 100644
--- a/0001-crontab-Fix-backup-failure-when-cache-directory-mis.patch
+++ b/0001-crontab-Fix-backup-failure-when-cache-directory-mis.patch
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ index c11dc81..f6fae67 100644
 +			if (parent_len < sizeof(parent_dir)) {
 +				strncpy(parent_dir, backup_dir, parent_len);
 +				parent_dir[parent_len] = '\0';
-+				mkdir(parent_dir, 0755);
++				mkdir(parent_dir, 0700);
 +			}
 +		}
 +
diff --git a/0001-ensure-crontab-backup-file-has-strict-permssions.patch b/0001-ensure-crontab-backup-file-has-strict-permssions.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0126706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-ensure-crontab-backup-file-has-strict-permssions.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+From d126d394122b38a08456a54c2906ec3395145fd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Johannes Segitz <jsegitz@suse.de>
+Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 10:51:15 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] ensure crontab backup file has strict permssions
+
+---
+ src/crontab.c | 6 ++++++
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/crontab.c b/src/crontab.c
+index 5318e71..5a86740 100644
+--- a/src/crontab.c
++++ b/src/crontab.c
+@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ static int backup_crontab(const char *crontab_path) {
+ 	FILE *backup_file;
+ 	struct stat sb;
+ 	int retval = 0;
++	mode_t old_umask;
+ 	
+ 	/* create backup directory */
+ 	if ((env_value = getenv("XDG_CACHE_HOME")) != NULL) {
+@@ -588,6 +589,9 @@ static int backup_crontab(const char *crontab_path) {
+ 		}
+ 	}
+ 	
++	/* ensure backup file has strict permssions. Crontabs are not readable for
++	   other users and might contain sensitive information */
++	old_umask = umask(0077);
+ 	if ((backup_file = fopen(backup_path, "w+")) == NULL) {
+ 		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to write to the backup file: ");
+ 		perror(backup_path);
+@@ -596,6 +600,8 @@ static int backup_crontab(const char *crontab_path) {
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	swapback:
++	umask(old_umask);
++
+ 	if (swap_uids_back() < OK) {
+ 		perror("swapping uids back");
+ 		if (backup_file != NULL) {
diff --git a/cronie.spec b/cronie.spec
index 8c711a3..f683345 100644
--- a/cronie.spec
+++ b/cronie.spec
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ Patch:     0001-crontab-Fix-backup-failure-when-cache-directory-mis.patch
 # https://github.com/cronie-crond/cronie/pull/210
 Patch:     forward-XDG_SESSION_CLASS-to-PAM-for-session-classification.patch
 
+# https://github.com/cronie-crond/cronie/pull/172
+Patch:     0001-ensure-crontab-backup-file-has-strict-permssions.patch
+
 # https://github.com/cronie-crond/cronie/issues/166
 # two of these patches touched configure.ac, so we need 'automake'as a BuildRequires
 # it is safe to remove it once these patches are part of the upstream release