Removable media, remote file systems, and any file system that does not contain approved setuid files must be mounted with the "nosuid" option.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-805	GEN002420	SV-805r2_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute setuid files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system that does not contain approved setuid files. Executing setuid files from untrusted file systems, or file systems that do not contain approved setuid files, increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.

STIG	Date
VMware ESX 3 Server	2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-529r2_chk )
Check /etc/fstab and verify the "nosuid" mount option is used on file systems mounted from removable media, network shares, or any other file system that does not contain approved setuid or setgid files.

Fix Text (F-959r2_fix)
Edit /etc/fstab and add the "nosuid" mount option to all file systems mounted from removable media or network shares, and any file system that does not contain approved setuid or setgid files.