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1.187 AZLX-23-002600

Information

Amazon Linux 2023 file system automount function must be disabled unless required.

GROUP ID: V-274182RULE ID: SV-274182r1120729

Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity.

Peripherals include, but are not limited to, such devices as flash drives, external storage, and printers.

Solution

Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to disable the ability to automount devices.

The autofs service can be disabled with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl mask --now autofs.service

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26107

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001958, Rule-ID|SV-274182r1120729_rule, STIG-ID|AZLX-23-002600, Vuln-ID|V-274182

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6c482ac29c3dd82761ce7e8938ea93136b6a8271fdf2abaa7ef70562e782c0d5