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1.83 RHEL-09-231080

Information

RHEL 9 must prevent code from being executed on file systems that are used with removable media.

GROUP ID: V-257857
RULE ID: SV-257857r991589

The "noexec" mount option causes the system not to execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary files, as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for nonprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.

Solution

Configure the "/etc/fstab" to use the "noexec" option on file systems that are associated with removable media.

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-257857r991589_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-231080, Vuln-ID|V-257857

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: b49ee4fa386c9822ed5aebebed1adfeadd53645765a10aaa985ffbd41184ed0e