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1.1.1.1 Ensure mounting of cramfs filesystems is disabled

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Information

Removing support for unneeded filesystem types reduces the local attack surface of the
server. If this filesystem type is not needed, disable it.

Solution

Edit or create the file /etc/modprobe.d/CIS.conf and add the following line-install cramfs /bin/true

See Also

https://benchmarks.cisecurity.org/tools2/linux/CIS_Amazon_Linux_Benchmark_v2.0.0.pdf

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6, CSCv6|3.1

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: c604edc29f91bfb76c18cf4988d6513712e207f35140e4782339c4c03a45abf6