Detections
Analytics
SLES-15-010240 - The SUSE operating system must disable the file system automounter.
Information
Automatically mounting file systems permits easy introduction of unknown devices, thereby facilitating malicious activity.Satisfies: SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059, SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163
Solution
Configure the SUSE operating system to disable the ability to automount devices.Turn off the automount service with the following commands:
> systemctl stop autofs
> systemctl disable autofs
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SLES_15_V2R6_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 STIG v2r6
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000778, CCI|CCI-001958, Rule-ID|SV-234823r1155795_rule, STIG-ID|SLES-15-010240, Vuln-ID|V-234823
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 7ff77bb0494bc285b06f5b0ebcad48de9b7f9bcdf94fda961f00b1873c025da8