Add nodev Option to /home

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The nodev mount option can be used to prevent device files from being created in /home. Legitimate character and block devices should exist only in the /dev directory on the root partition or within chroot jails built for system services. Add the nodev option to the fourth column of /etc/fstab for the line which controls mounting of /home.

Rationale

The only legitimate location for device files is the /dev directory located on the root partition. The only exception to this is chroot jails.

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_mount_option_home_nodev
Severity: Unknown
References: BP28(R12)

SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154

1.1.2.3.2
Updated: over 1 year ago

Remediation Templates

part /home --mountoptions="nodev"

- name: 'Add nodev Option to /home: Check information associated to mountpoint'
  command: findmnt --fstab '/home'
  register: device_name
  failed_when: device_name.rc > 1
  changed_when: false
  when: ( ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman",    "container"] and "/home" in ansible_mounts | map(attribute="mount") | list )
  tags:
  - configure_strategy
  - high_disruption
  - low_complexity
  - mount_option_home_nodev
  - no_reboot_needed
  - unknown_severity
- name: 'Add nodev Option to /home: Create mount_info dictionary variable'
  set_fact:
    mount_info: '{{ mount_info|default({})|combine({item.0: item.1}) }}'
  with_together:
  - '{{ device_name.stdout_lines[0].split() | list | lower }}'
  - '{{ device_name.stdout_lines[1].split() | list }}'
  when:
  - ( ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
    and "/home" in ansible_mounts | map(attribute="mount") | list )
  - device_name.stdout is defined and device_name.stdout_lines is defined
  - (device_name.stdout | length > 0)
  tags:
  - configure_strategy
  - high_disruption
  - low_complexity
  - mount_option_home_nodev
  - no_reboot_needed
  - unknown_severity

- name: 'Add nodev Option to /home: If /home not mounted, craft mount_info manually'
  set_fact:
    mount_info: '{{ mount_info|default({})|combine({item.0: item.1}) }}'
  with_together:
  - - target
    - source
    - fstype
    - options
  - - /home
    - ''
    - ''
    - defaults
  when:
  - ( ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
    and "/home" in ansible_mounts | map(attribute="mount") | list )
  - ("--fstab" | length == 0)
  - device_name.stdout is defined and device_name.stdout_lines is defined
  - (device_name.stdout | length == 0)
  tags:
  - configure_strategy
  - high_disruption
  - low_complexity
  - mount_option_home_nodev
  - no_reboot_needed
  - unknown_severity

- name: 'Add nodev Option to /home: Make sure nodev option is part of the to /home
    options'
  set_fact:
    mount_info: '{{ mount_info | combine( {''options'':''''~mount_info.options~'',nodev''
      }) }}'
  when:
  - ( ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
    and "/home" in ansible_mounts | map(attribute="mount") | list )
  - mount_info is defined and "nodev" not in mount_info.options
  tags:
  - configure_strategy
  - high_disruption
  - low_complexity
  - mount_option_home_nodev
  - no_reboot_needed
  - unknown_severity

- name: 'Add nodev Option to /home: Ensure /home is mounted with nodev option'
  mount:
    path: /home
    src: '{{ mount_info.source }}'
    opts: '{{ mount_info.options }}'
    state: mounted
    fstype: '{{ mount_info.fstype }}'
  when:
  - ( ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
    and "/home" in ansible_mounts | map(attribute="mount") | list )
  - mount_info is defined
  - (device_name.stdout is defined and (device_name.stdout | length > 0)) or ("--fstab"
    | length == 0)
  tags:
  - configure_strategy
  - high_disruption
  - low_complexity
  - mount_option_home_nodev
  - no_reboot_needed
  - unknown_severity

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if ( [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ] && findmnt --kernel "/home" > /dev/null || findmnt --fstab "/home" > /dev/null ); then
function perform_remediation {
    
        # the mount point /home has to be defined in /etc/fstab
        # before this remediation can be executed. In case it is not defined, the        # remediation aborts and no changes regarding the mount point are done.
        mount_point_match_regexp="$(printf "^[[:space:]]*[^#].*[[:space:]]%s[[:space:]]" "/home")"

    grep "$mount_point_match_regexp" -q /etc/fstab \
        || { echo "The mount point '/home' is not even in /etc/fstab, so we can't set up mount options" >&2;
                echo "Not remediating, because there is no record of /home in /etc/fstab" >&2; return 1; }
    


    mount_point_match_regexp="$(printf "^[[:space:]]*[^#].*[[:space:]]%s[[:space:]]" /home)"

    # If the mount point is not in /etc/fstab, get previous mount options from /etc/mtab
    if ! grep -q "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/fstab; then
        # runtime opts without some automatic kernel/userspace-added defaults
        previous_mount_opts=$(grep "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/mtab | head -1 |  awk '{print $4}' \
                    | sed -E "s/(rw|defaults|seclabel|nodev)(,|$)//g;s/,$//")
        [ "$previous_mount_opts" ] && previous_mount_opts+=","
        # In iso9660 filesystems mtab could describe a "blocksize" value, this should be reflected in
        # fstab as "block".  The next variable is to satisfy shellcheck SC2050.
        fs_type=""
        if [  "$fs_type" == "iso9660" ] ; then
            previous_mount_opts=$(sed 's/blocksize=/block=/' <<< "$previous_mount_opts")
        fi
        echo " /home  defaults,${previous_mount_opts}nodev 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
    # If the mount_opt option is not already in the mount point's /etc/fstab entry, add it
    elif ! grep "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/fstab | grep -q "nodev"; then
        previous_mount_opts=$(grep "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/fstab | awk '{print $4}')
        sed -i "s|\(${mount_point_match_regexp}.*${previous_mount_opts}\)|\1,nodev|" /etc/fstab
    fi


    if mkdir -p "/home"; then
        if mountpoint -q "/home"; then
            mount -o remount --target "/home"
        fi
    fi
}

perform_remediation

else
    >&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi

Add nodev Option to /home

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