RHEL 9 must mount /dev/shm with the nosuid option.

Documentable No

Rule ID SV-257865r1155636_rule

CCI References

CCI-001764

Discussion

The "nosuid" mount option causes the system to not execute "setuid" and "setgid" files with owner privileges. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved "setuid" and "setguid" files. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for nonprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.

Check Procedure

Verify "/dev/shm" is mounted with the "nosuid" option with the following command:

$ findmnt /dev/shm

/dev/shm tmpfs  tmpfs  rw,nodev,nosuid,noexec,seclabel

If the mount options for /dev/shm does not include nosuid, this is a finding.

Fix Action

Configure "/dev/shm" to mount with the "nosuid" option.

Modify "/etc/fstab" to use the "nosuid" option on the "/dev/shm" file system.

To reload all implicit mount units and update the dependency graph so that new options will apply correctly at next remount, run the following command:

$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Use the following command to apply the changes immediately without a reboot:

$ sudo mount -o remount /dev/shm