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RHEL 9 must prevent files with the setuid and setgid bit set from being executed on file systems that contain user home directories.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for nonprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

ID
SV-257851r1044932_rule
Version
RHEL-09-231050
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Modify "/etc/fstab" to use the "nosuid" option on the "/home" directory.