1.1.9 Ensure nosuid option set on /dev/shm partition

Information

The nosuid mount option specifies that the filesystem cannot contain setuid files.

Rationale:

Setting this option on a file system prevents users from introducing privileged programs onto the system and allowing non-root users to execute them.

Solution

Edit the /etc/fstab file and add nosuid to the fourth field (mounting options) for the /dev/shm partition. See the fstab(5) manual page for more information.
Run the following command to remount /dev/shm:

# mount -o remount,noexec,nodev,nosuid /dev/shm

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/3636

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, MEDIA PROTECTION

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