The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the Network File System (NFS) is configured to use RPCSEC

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured so that the Network File System (NFS) is configured to use RPCSEC_GSS.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-204626	RHEL-07-040750	SV-204626r603261_rule		Medium

Description
When an NFS server is configured to use RPCSEC_SYS, a selected userid and groupid are used to handle requests from the remote user. The userid and groupid could mistakenly or maliciously be set incorrectly. The RPCSEC_GSS method of authentication uses certificates on the server and client systems to more securely authenticate the remote mount request.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-06-02

Details

Check Text ( C-4750r89070_chk )
Verify "AUTH_GSS" is being used to authenticate NFS mounts. To check if the system is importing an NFS file system, look for any entries in the "/etc/fstab" file that have a file system type of "nfs" with the following command: # cat /etc/fstab \| grep nfs 192.168.21.5:/mnt/export /data1 nfs4 rw,sync ,soft,sec=krb5:krb5i:krb5p If the system is mounting file systems via NFS and has the sec option without the "krb5:krb5i:krb5p" settings, the "sec" option has the "sys" setting, or the "sec" option is missing, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-4750r89070_chk )

Verify "AUTH_GSS" is being used to authenticate NFS mounts.

To check if the system is importing an NFS file system, look for any entries in the "/etc/fstab" file that have a file system type of "nfs" with the following command:

# cat /etc/fstab | grep nfs
192.168.21.5:/mnt/export /data1 nfs4 rw,sync ,soft,sec=krb5:krb5i:krb5p

If the system is mounting file systems via NFS and has the sec option without the "krb5:krb5i:krb5p" settings, the "sec" option has the "sys" setting, or the "sec" option is missing, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-4750r89071_fix)
Update the "/etc/fstab" file so the option "sec" is defined for each NFS mounted file system and the "sec" option does not have the "sys" setting. Ensure the "sec" option is defined as "krb5:krb5i:krb5p".