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The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must use a separate file system for /tmp (or equivalent).


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-72065 RHEL-07-021340 SV-86689r2_rule Low
Description
The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-11-28

Details

Check Text ( C-72297r1_chk )
Verify that a separate file system/partition has been created for "/tmp".

Check that a file system/partition has been created for "/tmp" with the following command:

# systemctl is-enabled tmp.mount
enabled

If the "tmp.mount" service is not enabled, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-78417r1_fix)
Start the "tmp.mount" service with the following command:

# systemctl enable tmp.mount