Details

autofs allows automatic mounting of devices, typically including CD/DVDs and USB drives. With automounting enabled anyone with physical access could attach a USB drive or disc and have it’s contents available in system even if they lacked permissions to mount it themselves.

Solution

Disable autofs- # update-rc.d autofs disable

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/85

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

References

• 800-53|CM-7b.

Source

• Tenable.com/audits