Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-38652 | RHEL-06-000269 | SV-50453r2_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Legitimate device files should only exist in the /dev directory. NFS mounts should not present device files to users. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2019-03-08 |
Check Text ( C-46212r2_chk ) |
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To verify the "nodev" option is configured for all NFS mounts, run the following command: $ mount | grep "nfs " All NFS mounts should show the "nodev" setting in parentheses, along with other mount options. If the setting does not show, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-43601r1_fix) |
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Add the "nodev" option to the fourth column of "/etc/fstab" for the line which controls mounting of any NFS mounts. |