SLEM 5 must disable the file system automounter unless required.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-261286 | SLEM-05-231050 | SV-261286r996338_rule | CCI-000778 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Automatically mounting file systems permits easy introduction of unknown devices, thereby facilitating malicious activity. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
IA-3
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.5.1
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
3.5.2
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-000778
1.00
- DISA · 1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-261286r996338_chk)
Verify SLEM 5 disables the ability to automount devices.
Verify the automounter service is installed with the following command:
> sudo zypper se autofs
If it is installed, verify the automounter service is active with the following command:
> 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.
Fix Text (F-64923r996337_fix)
Configure SLEM 5 to disable the ability to automount devices.
Turn off the automount service with the following command:
> sudo systemctl stop autofs
> sudo systemctl disable autofs
If "autofs" is required for Network File System (NFS), it must be documented with the ISSO.