The Network File System (NFS) server must not allow remote root access.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-935	GEN005880	SV-46125r1_rule		Medium

Description
If the NFS server allows root access to local file systems from remote hosts, this access could be used to compromise the system.

STIG	Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-09-19

Details

Check Text ( C-43384r1_chk )
List the exports. # cat /etc/exports If any export contains "no_root_squash" or does not contain "root_squash" or "all_squash", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-39467r1_fix)
Edit the "/etc/exports" file and add "root_squash" (or "all_squash") and remove "no_root_squash".