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Automated file system mounting tools must not be enabled unless needed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22577 GEN008440 SV-38832r1_rule ECSC-1 Low
Description
Automated file system mounting tools may provide unprivileged users with the ability to access local media and network shares. If this access is not necessary for the system’s operation, it must be disabled to reduce the risk of unauthorized access to these resources.
STIG Date
Draft AIX Security Technical Implementation Guide 2011-08-17

Details

Check Text ( C-37093r1_chk )
Determine if the system uses automated file system mounting tools (such as autofs or automount). AIX can use automount facility.

#ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep automount

If the automount process is running, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32359r1_fix)
Disable the automated file system mounting tools.
Empty the /etc/auto_master file

kill automount
kill < pid of automount >