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V-269314CAT II — Medium severitySV-269314r1050196_rule

AlmaLinux OS 9 must mount /dev/shm with the nodev option.

Rule version ALMA-09-026530 · STIG v1 · 2026-08-25

Discussion

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 nonprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.

The only legitimate location for device files is the "/dev" directory located on the root partition, with the exception of chroot jails if implemented.

Check

Verify "/dev/shm" is mounted with the "nodev" option with the following command:

$ mount | grep /dev/shm

tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,seclabel,size=2097152k,inode64)

If the /dev/shm file system is mounted without the "nodev" option, this is a finding.

Fix

Modify "/etc/fstab" to use the "nodev" option on the "/dev/shm" file system.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-269314
Group title
SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154
Rule ID
SV-269314r1050196_rule
Check ID
C-73345r1048318_chk
Fix ID
F-73246r1048319_fix