RHEL 9 must disable the graphical user interface autorun function unless required.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Allowing autorun commands to execute may introduce malicious code to a system. Configuring this setting prevents autorun commands from executing.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-258016r958804_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the GNOME desktop to disable the autorun function on removable media.
The dconf settings can be edited in the /etc/dconf/db/* location.
Update the [org/gnome/desktop/media-handling] section of the "/etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-security-settings" database file and add or update the following lines: