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1.1.2.7.2 Ensure nodev option set on /var/log/audit partition

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Information

The nodev mount option specifies that the filesystem cannot contain special devices.

Since the /var/log/audit filesystem is not intended to support devices, set this option to ensure that users cannot create a block or character special devices in /var/log/audit.

Solution

- IF - a separate partition exists for /var/log/audit.

Edit the /etc/fstab file and add nodev to the fourth field (mounting options) for the /var/log/audit partition.

Example:

<device> /var/log/audit <fstype> defaults,rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime 0 0

Run the following command to remount /var/log/audit with the configured options:

# mount -o remount /var/log/audit

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/18208

Item Details

References: CSCv7|14.6

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 4e76a9047b7db5f4c71c8664a9c3d1a2616e0087cc877750931997667827991d