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RHEL 8 must prevent special devices on non-root local partitions.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>The "nodev" mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. The only legitimate location for device files is the /dev directory located on the root partition.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-230301r627750_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure the "/etc/fstab" to use the "nodev" option on all non-root local partitions.