Title

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must use a separate file system for /tmp (or equivalent). (Cat III impact)

Discussion

The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing.

Check Content

Verify that a separate file system/partition has been created for "/tmp". Check that a file system/partition has been created for "/tmp" with the following command: # systemctl is-enabled tmp.mount enabled If the "tmp.mount" service is not enabled, check to see if "/tmp" is defined in the fstab with a device and mount point: # grep -i /tmp /etc/fstab UUID=a411dc99-f2a1-4c87-9e05-184977be8539 /tmp ext4 rw,relatime,discard,data=ordered,nosuid,noexec, 0 0 If "tmp.mount" service is not enabled or the "/tmp" directory is not defined in the fstab with a device and mount point, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Start the "tmp.mount" service with the following command: # systemctl enable tmp.mount OR Edit the "/etc/fstab" file and ensure the "/tmp" directory is defined in the fstab with a device and mount point.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-204496r991589_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-204496

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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