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V-252916

CAT II (Medium)

The TOSS file system automounter must be disabled unless required.

Rule ID

SV-252916r958498_rule

STIG

Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 4 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R5

CCIs

CCI-000778

Discussion

Automatically mounting file systems permits easy introduction of unknown devices, thereby facilitating malicious activity.

Check Content

Verify the operating system disables the ability to automount devices.

Check to see if automounter service is active with the following command:

Note: If the autofs service is not installed, this requirement is Not Applicable.

$ sudo systemctl status autofs

autofs.service - Automounts filesystems on demand
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/autofs.service; disabled)
Active: inactive (dead)

If the "autofs" status is set to "active" and is not documented with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) as an operational requirement, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the operating system to disable the ability to automount devices.

Turn off the automount service with the following commands:

$ sudo systemctl stop autofs
$ sudo systemctl disable autofs

If "autofs" is required for Network File System (NFS), it must be documented with the ISSO.