The ext3 filesystem type must be used for the primary Linux file system partitions.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-1015	GEN000000-LNX00240	SV-1015r2_rule	ECAR-1 ECAR-2 ECAR-3	Medium

Description
The ext3 type is most suitable for securing a Linux installation. It also offers the immutable and append only file attributes which are most useful in protecting system logs and other files. A file with the append only attribute may only be modified by appending data to the end of the file. The immutable attribute protects a file from being modified, deleted, or renamed. In addition, links may not be created to the file.

Description

The ext3 type is most suitable for securing a Linux installation. It also offers the immutable and append only file attributes which are most useful in protecting system logs and other files. A file with the append only attribute may only be modified by appending data to the end of the file. The immutable attribute protects a file from being modified, deleted, or renamed. In addition, links may not be created to the file.

STIG	Date
VMware ESX 3 Server	2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-8300r2_chk )
Perform the following to check for ext3 filesystems: # more /etc/fstab If a local filesystem on a Linux platform is not using ext3, this is a finding. Note: the CD, floppy drives, proc, and, swap entries do not support ext3.

Fix Text (F-1169r2_fix)
Use the ext3 filesystem type for Linux partitions.