STIGUI
V-271653CAT II — Medium severitySV-271653r1091671_rule

OL 9 must mount /tmp with the nodev option.

Rule version OL09-00-002050 · STIG v1 · 2026-08-21

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 that OL 9 is configured to mount /tmp with the nodev option.

Verify "/tmp" is mounted with the "nodev" option:

$ mount | grep /tmp /dev/mapper/ol-tmp on /tmp type xfs (rw,nodev,nosuid,noexec,seclabel)

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

Fix

Configure OL 9 to mount /tmp with the nodev option.

Modify "/etc/fstab" to use the "nodev" option on the "/tmp" directory.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-271653
Group title
SRG-OS-000368-GPOS-00154
Rule ID
SV-271653r1091671_rule
Check ID
C-75703r1091669_chk
Fix ID
F-75610r1091670_fix