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V-248836

CAT II (Medium)

The OL 8 file system automounter must be disabled.

Rule ID

SV-248836r1261648_rule

STIG

Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R10

CCIs

CCI-000778

Discussion

Without identifying devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Peripherals include, but are not limited to, such devices as flash drives, external storage, and printers.

Check Content

Note: If the "autofs" service is not installed, this requirement is not applicable.

Verify OL 8 disables the ability to automount devices. 
 
Determine if the automounter service is active with the following command: 
 
$ systemctl is-enabled  autofs
masked
 
If the returned value is not "masked", "disabled", or "not-found", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure OL 8 to disable the ability to automount devices.

The "autofs" service can be disabled with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl mask --now autofs.service