Title

RHEL 8 must prevent files with the setuid and setgid bit set from being executed on the /boot directory. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The "nosuid" mount option causes the system not to execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.

Check Content

For systems that use UEFI, this is Not Applicable. Verify the /boot directory is mounted with the "nosuid" option with the following command: $ sudo mount | grep '\s/boot\s' /dev/sda1 on /boot type xfs (rw,nosuid,relatime,seclabe,attr2,inode64,noquota) If the /boot file system does not have the "nosuid" option set, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the "/etc/fstab" to use the "nosuid" option on the /boot directory.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-230300r743959_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-230300

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

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