The Oracle Linux operating system must disable the file system 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-221714r958498_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the operating system to disable the ability to automount devices.
Turn off the automount service with the following commands:
# systemctl stop autofs
# systemctl disable autofs