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Remote file systems must be mounted with the nosuid option.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-209009 OL6-00-000270 SV-209009r793730_rule Medium
Description
NFS mounts should not present suid binaries to users. Only vendor-supplied suid executables should be installed to their default location on the local filesystem.
STIG Date
Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2021-12-03

Details

Check Text ( C-9262r357812_chk )
To verify the "nosuid" option is configured for all NFS mounts, run the following command:

$ mount | grep nfs

All NFS mounts should show the "nosuid" setting in parentheses, along with other mount options.
If the setting does not show, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-9262r357813_fix)
Add the "nosuid" option to the fourth column of "/etc/fstab" for the line which controls mounting of any NFS mounts.