RHEL 10 must disable file system automount function unless required.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-281323 | RHEL-10-701210 | SV-281323r1167119_rule | CCI-000778 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| An authentication process resists replay attacks if it is impractical to achieve a successful authentication by recording and replaying a previous authentication message. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059, SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163 | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-03-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-281323r1167119_chk)
Note: If the "autofs" service is not installed, this requirement is not applicable.
Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that the file system automount function has been disabled with the following command:
$ systemctl is-enabled autofs
masked
If the returned value is not "masked", "disabled", or "not-found" and is not documented as an operational requirement with the information system security officer, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-85789r1167118_fix)
Configure RHEL 10 to disable the ability to automount devices.
The "autofs" service can be disabled with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl mask --now autofs.service