STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 9 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 9 must prevent code from being executed on file systems that are imported via Network File System (NFS).

DISA Rule

SV-257855r1044936_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-257855

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

RHEL-09-231070

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Update each NFS mounted file system to use the "noexec" option on file systems that are being imported via NFS.

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Note: If no NFS mounts are configured, this requirement is Not Applicable.

Verify RHEL 9 has the "noexec" option configured for all NFS mounts with the following command:

$ grep nfs /etc/fstab

192.168.22.2:/mnt/export /data nfs4 rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,sync,soft,sec=krb5:krb5i:krb5p

If the system is mounting file systems via NFS and the "noexec" option is missing, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-257855

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-231070

Severity Override Guidance

Note: If no NFS mounts are configured, this requirement is Not Applicable.

Verify RHEL 9 has the "noexec" option configured for all NFS mounts with the following command:

$ grep nfs /etc/fstab

192.168.22.2:/mnt/export /data nfs4 rw,nosuid,nodev,noexec,sync,soft,sec=krb5:krb5i:krb5p

If the system is mounting file systems via NFS and the "noexec" option is missing, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5551