OL 8 must prevent files with the setuid and setgid bit set from being executed on the /boot directory.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-248617	OL08-00-010571	SV-248617r991589_rule		Medium

Description

The "nosuid" mount option causes the system not to execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-12-03

Details

Check Text (C-52051r779415_chk)

For systems that use UEFI, this is Not Applicable.

Verify the /boot directory is mounted with the "nosuid" option with the following command:

$ sudo mount | grep '\s/boot\s'

/dev/sda1 on /boot type xfs (rw,nosuid,relatime,seclabe,attr2,inode64,noquota)

If the /boot file system does not have the "nosuid" option set, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-52005r779416_fix)

Configure the "/etc/fstab" to use the "nosuid" option on the /boot directory.