Details

Since the /dev/shm filesystem is not intended to support devices, set this option to ensure

that users cannot attempt to create special devices in /dev/shm partitions.

Solution

Edit the /etc/fstab file and add nodev to the fourth field (mounting options) for
the /dev/shm partition. See the fstab(5) manual page for more information.Run the following command to remount /dev/shm – # mount -o remount,nodev /dev/shm

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1863

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Access Control.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|AC-6(10)

Source

• Tenable.com/audits