RHEL-06-000530 - The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must mount /dev/shm with the nodev option.

Information

The 'nodev' mount option causes the system to not interpret character or block special devices. Executing character or block special devices from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.

Solution

Configure the '/etc/fstab' to use the 'nodev' option for all lines containing '/dev/shm'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_6_V2R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7(2), CAT|III, CCI|CCI-001764, Rule-ID|SV-218108r603264_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-06-000530, STIG-Legacy|SV-96159, STIG-Legacy|V-81445, Vuln-ID|V-218108

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 492cce1b7bf071f97e22b40ebc7efd7e4bcf4e320a18587026384ab0c55993a3