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Add nosuid Option to /dev/shm

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The nosuid mount option can be used to prevent execution of setuid programs in /dev/shm. The SUID and SGID permissions should not be required in these world-writable directories. Add the nosuid option to the list of Options in the systemd.mount unit that controls mounting of /dev/shm.

Rationale

The presence of SUID and SGID executables should be tightly controlled. Users should not be able to execute SUID or SGID binaries from temporary storage partitions.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_mount_option_dev_shm_nosuid
Severity
Medium
References
Updated