The OL 8 file system automounter must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-248836 | OL08-00-040070 | SV-248836r1156663_rule | CCI-000778 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Verify the operating system disables the ability to automount devices. Determine if automounter service is active with the following command: $ sudo 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" and is not documented with the information system security officer (ISSO) as an operational requirement, this is a finding. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-13 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-248836r1156663_chk)
Verify OL 8 disables the ability to automount devices.
Determine if the automounter service is active with the following command:
$ sudo 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 Text (F-52224r1155534_fix)
Configure OL 8 to disable the ability to automount devices.
Turn off the automount service with the following commands:
$ sudo systemctl stop autofs
$ sudo systemctl disable autofs