1.1.6 Ensure noexec option set on /tmp partition

Information

The noexec mount option specifies that the filesystem cannot contain executable binaries.

Rationale:

Since the /tmp filesystem is only intended for temporary file storage, set this option to ensure that users cannot run executable binaries from /tmp .

Solution

Edit the /etc/fstab file and add noexec to the fourth field (mounting options) for the /tmp partition. See the fstab(5) manual page for more information.
Example: vim /etc/fstab
Add the following line:
tmpfs /tmp tmpfs defaults,rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime 0 0
Run the following command to remount /tmp :

# mount -o remount,noexec /tmp

or
Edit /etc/systemd/system/local-fs.target.wants/tmp.mount to add noexec to the /tmp mount options:
Example: vim /etc/systemd/system/local-fs.target.wants/tmp.mount

[Mount]
Options=mode=1777,strictatime,noexec,nodev,nosuid

Run the following command to remount /tmp :

# mount -o remount,noexec /tmp

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/2688

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-11, CSCv7|2.6

Plugin: Unix

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