The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must disable the graphical user interface automounter unless required.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>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, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-219059r854002_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the graphical user interface to disable the ability to automount devices.
Note: The example below is using the database "local" for the system, so the path is "/etc/dconf/db/local.d". This path must be modified if a database other than "local" is being used.
Create or edit the /etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-No-Automount file and add the following: