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The nodev mount option can be used to prevent device files from
being created in /tmp. Legitimate character and block devices
should not exist within temporary directories like /tmp.
Add the nodev option to the fourth column of
/etc/fstab for the line which controls mounting of
/tmp.
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.
Shell script
The following script can be run on the host to remediate the issue.
#!/bin/bash
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if ( ! ( { rpm --quiet -q kernel ;} && { rpm --quiet -q rpm-ostree ;} && { rpm --quiet -q bootc ;} ) && ! ( [ -f /.dockerenv ] || [ -f /run/.containerenv ] ) ) && { findmnt --kernel "/tmp" > /dev/null || findmnt --fstab "/tmp" > /dev/null; }; then
function perform_remediation {
# the mount point /tmp has to be defined in /etc/fstab
# before this remediation can be executed. In case it is not defined, the
# remediation aborts and no changes regarding the mount point are done.
mount_point_match_regexp="$(printf "^[[:space:]]*[^#].*[[:space:]]%s[[:space:]]" "/tmp")"
grep "$mount_point_match_regexp" -q /etc/fstab \
|| { echo "The mount point '/tmp' is not even in /etc/fstab, so we can't set up mount options" >&2;
echo "Not remediating, because there is no record of /tmp in /etc/fstab" >&2; return 1; }
mount_point_match_regexp="$(printf "^[[:space:]]*[^#].*[[:space:]]%s[[:space:]]" /tmp)"
# If the mount point is not in /etc/fstab, get previous mount options from /etc/mtab
if ! grep -q "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/fstab; then
# runtime opts without some automatic kernel/userspace-added defaults
previous_mount_opts=$(grep "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/mtab | head -1 | awk '{print $4}' \
| sed -E "s/(rw|defaults|seclabel|nodev)(,|$)//g;s/,$//")
[ "$previous_mount_opts" ] && previous_mount_opts+=","
# In iso9660 filesystems mtab could describe a "blocksize" value, this should be reflected in
# fstab as "block". The next variable is to satisfy shellcheck SC2050.
fs_type=""
if [ "$fs_type" == "iso9660" ] ; then
previous_mount_opts=$(sed 's/blocksize=/block=/' <<< "$previous_mount_opts")
fi
echo " /tmp defaults,${previous_mount_opts}nodev 0 0" >> /etc/fstab
# If the mount_opt option is not already in the mount point's /etc/fstab entry, add it
elif ! grep "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/fstab | grep -q "nodev"; then
previous_mount_opts=$(grep "$mount_point_match_regexp" /etc/fstab | awk '{print $4}')
sed -i "s|\(${mount_point_match_regexp}.*${previous_mount_opts}\)|\1,nodev|" /etc/fstab
fi
if mkdir -p "/tmp"; then
if mountpoint -q "/tmp"; then
mount -o remount --target "/tmp"
fi
fi
}
perform_remediation
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Ansible playbook
The following playbook can be run with Ansible to remediate the issue.
- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_tmp_nodev
- no_reboot_needed
- name: 'Add nodev Option to /tmp: Check information associated to mountpoint'
command: findmnt --fstab '/tmp'
register: device_name
failed_when: device_name.rc > 1
changed_when: false
when:
- ( not ( "kernel" in ansible_facts.packages and "rpm-ostree" in ansible_facts.packages
and "bootc" in ansible_facts.packages ) and not ( ansible_virtualization_type
in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"] ) )
- '"/tmp" in ansible_mounts | map(attribute="mount") | list'
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_tmp_nodev
- no_reboot_needed
- name: 'Add nodev Option to /tmp: Create mount_info dictionary variable'
set_fact:
mount_info: '{{ mount_info|default({})|combine({item.0: item.1}) }}'
with_together:
- '{{ device_name.stdout_lines[0].split() | list | lower }}'
- '{{ device_name.stdout_lines[1].split() | list }}'
when:
- ( not ( "kernel" in ansible_facts.packages and "rpm-ostree" in ansible_facts.packages
and "bootc" in ansible_facts.packages ) and not ( ansible_virtualization_type
in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"] ) )
- '"/tmp" in ansible_mounts | map(attribute="mount") | list'
- device_name.stdout is defined and device_name.stdout_lines is defined
- (device_name.stdout | length > 0)
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_tmp_nodev
- no_reboot_needed
- name: 'Add nodev Option to /tmp: If /tmp not mounted, craft mount_info manually'
set_fact:
mount_info: '{{ mount_info|default({})|combine({item.0: item.1}) }}'
with_together:
- - target
- source
- fstype
- options
- - /tmp
- ''
- ''
- defaults
when:
- ( not ( "kernel" in ansible_facts.packages and "rpm-ostree" in ansible_facts.packages
and "bootc" in ansible_facts.packages ) and not ( ansible_virtualization_type
in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"] ) )
- '"/tmp" in ansible_mounts | map(attribute="mount") | list'
- ("--fstab" | length == 0)
- device_name.stdout is defined and device_name.stdout_lines is defined
- (device_name.stdout | length == 0)
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_tmp_nodev
- no_reboot_needed
- name: 'Add nodev Option to /tmp: Make sure nodev option is part of the to /tmp options'
set_fact:
mount_info: '{{ mount_info | combine( {''options'':''''~mount_info.options~'',nodev''
}) }}'
when:
- ( not ( "kernel" in ansible_facts.packages and "rpm-ostree" in ansible_facts.packages
and "bootc" in ansible_facts.packages ) and not ( ansible_virtualization_type
in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"] ) )
- '"/tmp" in ansible_mounts | map(attribute="mount") | list'
- mount_info is defined and "nodev" not in mount_info.options
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_tmp_nodev
- no_reboot_needed
- name: 'Add nodev Option to /tmp: Ensure /tmp is mounted with nodev option'
mount:
path: /tmp
src: '{{ mount_info.source }}'
opts: '{{ mount_info.options }}'
state: mounted
fstype: '{{ mount_info.fstype }}'
when:
- ( not ( "kernel" in ansible_facts.packages and "rpm-ostree" in ansible_facts.packages
and "bootc" in ansible_facts.packages ) and not ( ansible_virtualization_type
in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"] ) )
- '"/tmp" in ansible_mounts | map(attribute="mount") | list'
- mount_info is defined
- (device_name.stdout is defined and (device_name.stdout | length > 0)) or ("--fstab"
| length == 0)
tags:
- NIST-800-53-AC-6
- NIST-800-53-AC-6(1)
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-MP-7
- configure_strategy
- high_disruption
- low_complexity
- medium_severity
- mount_option_tmp_nodev
- no_reboot_needed
