OL 8 must use a separate file system for "/tmp".
Overview
| Finding ID |
Version |
Rule ID |
IA Controls |
Severity |
| V-248611 |
OL08-00-010543 |
SV-248611r991589_rule |
|
Medium |
| Description |
| The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing. |
Details
| Check Text (C-52045r779397_chk) |
The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing.
Check Text: Verify that a separate file system/partition has been created for non-privileged local interactive user home directories.
$ sudo grep /tmp /etc/fstab
/dev/mapper/ol-tmp /tmp xfs defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0
If a separate entry for the file system/partition "/tmp" does not exist, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-51999r779398_fix) |
| Migrate the "/tmp" directory onto a separate file system/partition. |