The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that all system device files are correctly labeled to prevent unauthorized modification.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-204479	RHEL-07-020900	SV-204479r853899_rule		Medium

Description
If an unauthorized or modified device is allowed to exist on the system, there is the possibility the system may perform unintended or unauthorized operations.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-12-06

Details

Check Text ( C-4603r88629_chk )
Verify that all system device files are correctly labeled to prevent unauthorized modification. List all device files on the system that are incorrectly labeled with the following commands: Note: Device files are normally found under "/dev", but applications may place device files in other directories and may necessitate a search of the entire system. #find /dev -context :device_t: \( -type c -o -type b \) -printf "%p %Z\n" #find /dev -context :unlabeled_t: \( -type c -o -type b \) -printf "%p %Z\n" Note: There are device files, such as "/dev/vmci", that are used when the operating system is a host virtual machine. They will not be owned by a user on the system and require the "device_t" label to operate. These device files are not a finding. If there is output from either of these commands, other than already noted, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-4603r88629_chk )

Verify that all system device files are correctly labeled to prevent unauthorized modification.

List all device files on the system that are incorrectly labeled with the following commands:

Note: Device files are normally found under "/dev", but applications may place device files in other directories and may necessitate a search of the entire system.

#find /dev -context *:device_t:* \( -type c -o -type b \) -printf "%p %Z\n"

#find /dev -context *:unlabeled_t:* \( -type c -o -type b \) -printf "%p %Z\n"

Note: There are device files, such as "/dev/vmci", that are used when the operating system is a host virtual machine. They will not be owned by a user on the system and require the "device_t" label to operate. These device files are not a finding.

If there is output from either of these commands, other than already noted, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-4603r88630_fix)
Run the following command to determine which package owns the device file: # rpm -qf The package can be reinstalled from a yum repository using the command: # sudo yum reinstall Alternatively, the package can be reinstalled from trusted media using the command: # sudo rpm -Uvh