SLEM 5 must use a separate file system for /var.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-261279 | SLEM-05-231015 | SV-261279r996322_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 | |||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-261279r996322_chk)
Verify that SLEM 5 has a separate file system/partition for "/var" with the following command:
> grep /var /etc/fstab
UUID=c4e898dd-6cd9-4091-a733-9435e505957a /var btrfs defaults,subvol=@/var,x-initrd.mount 0 0
If a separate entry for "/var" does not exist, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-64916r995703_fix)
Create a separate file system/partition on SLEM 5 for "/var".
Migrate "/var" onto the separate file system/partition.