CCE-90667-7Platform: rhel7,centos7 | Date: (C)2017-06-29 (M)2022-10-10 |
Add nodev Option to /dev/shm
The 'nodev' mount option can be used to prevent creation
of device files in '/dev/shm'.
Legitimate character and block devices should not exist
within temporary directories like '/dev/shm'.
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Technical Mechanism:
Add the 'nodev' option to the fourth column of '/etc/fstab' for the line which controls mounting of '/dev/shm'.
Rationale:
The only legitimate location for device files is the '/dev' directory
located on the root partition. The only exception to this is chroot jails.
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SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:30358 |
SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:31081 |