OL 8 must use a separate file system for "/tmp".
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-248611 | OL08-00-010543 | SV-248611r991589_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-13 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-248611r991589_chk)
The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing.
Check Text: Verify that a separate file system/partition has been created for non-privileged local interactive user home directories.
$ sudo grep /tmp /etc/fstab
/dev/mapper/ol-tmp /tmp xfs defaults,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0
If a separate entry for the file system/partition "/tmp" does not exist, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-51999r779398_fix)
Migrate the "/tmp" directory onto a separate file system/partition.