OL 9 must use a separate file system for /var.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-271435 | OL09-00-000005 | SV-271435r1091017_rule | CCI-000366 | low |
| Description | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-271435r1091017_chk)
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 (F-75392r1091016_fix)
Migrate the "/var" path onto a separate file system.