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Configure Polyinstantiation of /tmp Directories

An XCCDF Rule

Description

To configure polyinstantiated /tmp directories, first create the parent directories which will hold the polyinstantiation child directories. Use the following command: 
$ sudo mkdir --mode 000 /tmp/tmp-inst
Then, add the following entry to /etc/security/namespace.conf: 
/tmp     /tmp/tmp-inst/            level      root,adm

Rationale

Polyinstantiation of temporary directories is a proactive security measure which reduces chances of attacks that are made possible by /tmp directories being world-writable.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_accounts_polyinstantiated_tmp
Severity
Low
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

An Ansible Snippet

- name: Create /tmp/tmp-inst directory
  file:
    path: /tmp/tmp-inst
    state: directory
    mode: '000'
    seuser: system_u

A Shell Script

# shellcheck disable=SC2174
mkdir -p --mode 000 /tmp/tmp-inst
chmod 000 /tmp/tmp-inst
chcon --reference=/tmp /tmp/tmp-inst

if ! grep -Eq '^\s*/tmp\s+/tmp/tmp-inst/\s+level\s+root,adm$' /etc/security/namespace.conf ; then