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1.79 RHEL-09-231055

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RHEL 9 must prevent code from being executed on file systems that contain user home directories.

GROUP ID: V-257852
RULE ID: SV-257852r991589

The "noexec" mount option causes the system to not 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

Modify "/etc/fstab" to use the "noexec" option on the "/home" directory.

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-257852r991589_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-231055, Vuln-ID|V-257852

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 78c21d08de25a9103faa13eb053080f18362d55086c88be76435e5953c9485a1