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RHEL 9 must mount /boot with the nodev option.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-257860 RHEL-09-231095 SV-257860r958804_rule Medium
Description
The only legitimate location for device files is the "/dev" directory located on the root partition. The only exception to this is chroot jails.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-06-04

Details

Check Text ( C-61601r925565_chk )
Verify that the "/boot" mount point has the "nodev" option is with the following command:

Note: This control is not applicable to RHEL 9 system booted UEFI.

$ sudo mount | grep '\s/boot\s'

/dev/sda1 on /boot type xfs (rw,nodev,relatime,seclabel,attr2)

If the "/boot" file system does not have the "nodev" option set, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-61525r925566_fix)
Modify "/etc/fstab" to use the "nodev" option on the "/boot" directory.