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V-248618

CAT II (Medium)

OL 8 must prevent files with the setuid and setgid bit set from being executed on the /boot/efi directory.

Rule ID

SV-248618r1184117_rule

STIG

Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R8

CCIs

CCI-000366

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 nonprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.

Check Content

Note: For systems that use BIOS, this is not applicable.

Verify the /boot/efi directory is mounted with the "nosuid" option with the following command:

$ sudo mount | grep '\s/boot/efi\s'

/dev/sda1 on /boot/efi type vfat (rw,nosuid,relatime,fmask=0077,dmask=0077,codepage=437,iocharset=ascii,shortname=winnt,errors=remount-ro)

If the /boot/efi 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/efi directory.