TMA-ROS1-1.1.22
Disable Automounting
MediumLevel 1Automatedros
Description
autofs allows automatic mounting of devices, typically including CD/DVDs and USB drives. The audit requires autofs to be not installed or not enabled (systemctl is-enabled autofs). Host-level control from the CIS ROS Melodic benchmark (Ubuntu 18.04 robot hosts); run as root.
How it is checked
Audit method: Shell command
shell
s=$(systemctl is-enabled autofs 2>/dev/null)
[ "$s" = enabled ] && echo 'autofs is enabled' || echo compliant- Expected output
compliant
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
Run one of the following commands: Run the following command to disable autofs : # systemctl --now disable autofs OR Run the following command to remove autofs # apt purge autofs
Properties
- Operating systems
- Any
- Tags
- rosros1melodicsystem
- Reference
- CIS ROS Melodic Benchmark v1.0.0 - 1.1.22 Disable Automounting
Check this host
Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.
shell
tmaegis scan --target ros