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1.98 RHEL-09-231155

Information

RHEL 9 must mount /var/log with the nosuid option.

GROUP ID: V-257872
RULE ID: SV-257872r958804

The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for nonprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.

Solution

Modify "/etc/fstab" to use the "nosuid" option on the "/var/log" directory.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/22008

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7(2), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001764, Rule-ID|SV-257872r958804_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-231155, Vuln-ID|V-257872

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: e17c3ca975357dd130d104658c151ca054aba266a94d814813a7e83811294772