Title

RHEL 8 must prevent code from being executed on file systems that are imported via Network File System (NFS). (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The "noexec" mount option causes the system not to execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.

Check Content

Verify that file systems being imported via NFS are mounted with the "noexec" option with the following command: $ sudo grep nfs /etc/fstab | grep noexec UUID=e06097bb-cfcd-437b-9e4d-a691f5662a7d /store nfs rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec 0 0 If a file system found in "/etc/fstab" refers to NFS and it does not have the "noexec" option set, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the "/etc/fstab" to use the "noexec" option on file systems that are being imported via NFS.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-230306r1017116_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-230306

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

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