The SUSE operating system must disable the file system automounter.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-234823 | SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059 | SLES-15-010240 | SV-234823r1155795_rule | 2026-02-19 | 2 |
Description
Automatically mounting file systems permits easy introduction of unknown devices, thereby facilitating malicious activity.
Satisfies: SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059, SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163
ℹ️ Check
Verify the SUSE operating system disables the ability to automount devices.
Check to see if automounter service is active with the following command:
> systemctl status autofs
autofs.service - Automounts filesystems on demand
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/autofs.service; disabled)
Active: inactive (dead)
If the "autofs" status is set to "active" this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Configure the SUSE operating system to disable the ability to automount devices.
Turn off the automount service with the following commands:
> systemctl stop autofs
> systemctl disable autofs