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1.207 ALMA-09-026310

Information

AlmaLinux OS 9 must mount /boot with the nodev option.

GROUP ID: V-269312
RULE ID: SV-269312r1050194

The only legitimate location for device files is the "/dev" directory located on the root partition. The only exception to this is chroot jails.

Solution

Modify "/etc/fstab" to use the "nodev" option on the "/boot" directory.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27039

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7(2), CCI|CCI-001764, Rule-ID|SV-269312r1050194_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-026310, Vuln-ID|V-269312

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 75c2870d94cfb11d80d304b1308ea5c60e67ec8e1414739ba18a559af42148e8