Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== 1.1.17 Ensure nodev option set on removable media partitions (Not Scored) ====== =====Profile Applicability===== <code> Level 1 - Server Level 1 - Workstation </code> =====Description===== The ''nodev'' mount option specifies that the filesystem cannot contain special devices. =====Rationale===== Removable media containing character and block special devices could be used to circumvent security controls by allowing non-root users to access sensitive device files such as ''/dev/kmem'' or the raw disk partitions. =====Audit===== Run the following command and verify that the ''nodev'' option is set on all removable media partitions. <Code:bash> # mount </Code> =====Remediation===== Edit the ''/etc/fstab'' file and add ''nodev'' to the fourth field (mounting options) of all removable media partitions. Look for entries that have mount points that contain words such as floppy or cdrom. See the ''fstab(5)'' manual page for more information. ubuntu1604/1/1/17.txt Last modified: 2017/05/04 20:51by 127.0.0.1