The RHEL 8 file system automounter must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-230502 | RHEL-08-040070 | SV-230502r1155393_rule | CCI-000778 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Automatically mounting file systems permits easy introduction of unknown devices, thereby facilitating malicious activity. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-05 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-230502r1155393_chk)
Verify RHEL 8 disables the ability to automount devices.
Check to see if automounter service is active with the following command:
Note: If the autofs service is not installed, this requirement is not applicable.
$ sudo systemctl status autofs
o 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-33146r1155392_fix)
Configure RHEL 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