The SUSE operating system must disable the file system automounter.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-234823 | SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059 | SLES-15-010240 | SV-234823r1155795_rule | 2025-11-24 | 2 |
| Description |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |