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ALMA-09-035000 - AlmaLinux OS 9 must prevent a user from overriding the disabling of the graphical user interface automount function.
Information
Automatically mounting file systems permits easy introduction of unknown devices, thereby facilitating malicious activity.Satisfies: SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163, SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059
Solution
Configure the GNOME desktop to not allow a user to change the setting that disables automated mounting of removable media.Add the following line to "/etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/00-security-settings-lock" to prevent user modification:
/org/gnome/desktop/media-handling/automount-open
Then update the dconf system databases:
$ dconf update
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_CL_AlmaLinux_OS_9_V1R6_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 STIG v1r6
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000778, CCI|CCI-001958, Rule-ID|SV-269378r1050261_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-035000, Vuln-ID|V-269378
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: dae878af310eb053108aecdc0fcc6075259347ade863e41b72a9a42c6f6d3047