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1.1.2.4.2 Ensure nodev option set on /var partition

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Information

The nodev mount option specifies that the filesystem cannot contain special devices.

Since the /var filesystem is not intended to support devices, set this option to ensure that users cannot create a block or character special devices in /var.

Solution

- IF - a separate partition exists for /var.

Edit the /etc/fstab file and add nodev to the fourth field (mounting options) for the /var partition.

Example:

<device> /var <fstype> defaults,rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime 0 0

Run the following command to remount /var with the configured options:

# mount -o remount /var

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/18211

Item Details

References: CSCv7|14.6

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 8ed7f2c2d81f9dd3f38bed565a8fc080e0ffcafec1908d5b46d4f541c7b3949c