Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R6

ArchivedPublished Wed Jul 01 2026

OL 9 file system automount function must be disabled unless required.

Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

OL 9 file system automount function must be disabled unless required.

Description

Discussion Text

An authentication process resists replay attacks if it is impractical to achieve a successful authentication by recording and replaying a previous authentication message.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059, SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163

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Objective

V-271639

Rule

SV-271639r1091629_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

OL09-00-002000

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify that OL 9 file system automount function has been disabled and masked with the following command:

$ systemctl is-enabled  autofs
masked

If the returned value is not "masked" and is not documented as operational requirement with the information system security officer (ISSO), this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure OL 9 to disable and mask the ability to automount devices.

The autofs service can be disabled and masked with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl mask --now autofs.service

STIG check 204 of 448 in the Oracle Linux 9 STIG checklist

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