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V-257851

CAT II (Medium)

RHEL 9 must prevent files with the setuid and setgid bit set from being executed on file systems that contain user home directories.

Rule ID

SV-257851r1044932_rule

STIG

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R8

CCIs

CCI-001764

Discussion

The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not 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 nonprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Check Content

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

Note: If a separate file system has not been created for the user home directories (user home directories are mounted under "/"), this is automatically a finding, as the "nosuid" option cannot be used on the "/" system.

$ mount | grep /home

tmpfs on /home type xfs (rw,nodev,nosuid,noexec,seclabel)

If the "/home" file system is mounted without the "nosuid" option, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Modify "/etc/fstab" to use the "nosuid" option on the "/home" directory.