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V-271435

CAT III (Low)

OL 9 must use a separate file system for /var.

Rule ID

SV-271435r1091017_rule

STIG

Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R5

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

Ensuring that "/var" is mounted on its own partition enables the setting of more restrictive mount options. This helps protect system services such as daemons or other programs which use it. It is not uncommon for the "/var" directory to contain world-writable directories installed by other software packages.

Check Content

Verify that OL 9 uses a separate file system/partition for "/var" with the following command:

$ mount | grep /var
UUID=c274f65f-c5b5-4481-b007-bee96feb8b05 /var xfs noatime 1 2

If a separate entry for "/var" is not in use, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Migrate the "/var" path onto a separate file system.