STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026:

SLEM 5 file systems that contain user home directories must be mounted to prevent files with the setuid and setgid bit set from being executed.

DISA Rule

SV-261285r996838_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-261285

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

SLEM-05-231045

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure SLEM 5 "/etc/fstab" file to use the "nosuid" option on file systems that contain user home directories for interactive users.

Remount the filesystems.

> sudo mount -o remount /home

Check Contents

Verify that SLEM 5 file systems that contain user home directories are mounted with the "nosuid" option.

Print the currently active file system mount options of the file system(s) that contain the user home directories with the following command:

> for X in `awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $6}' /etc/passwd`; do findmnt -nkT $X; done | sort -r
/home /dev/mapper/system-home ext4 rw,nosuid,realtime,data=ordered

If a file system containing user home directories is not mounted with the FSTYPE OPTION nosuid, this is a finding.

Note: If a separate file system has not been created for the user home directories (user home directories are mounted under "/"), this is not a finding as the "nosuid" option cannot be used on the "/" system.

Vulnerability Number

V-261285

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SLEM-05-231045

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that SLEM 5 file systems that contain user home directories are mounted with the "nosuid" option.

Print the currently active file system mount options of the file system(s) that contain the user home directories with the following command:

> for X in `awk -F: '($3>=1000)&&($7 !~ /nologin/){print $6}' /etc/passwd`; do findmnt -nkT $X; done | sort -r
/home /dev/mapper/system-home ext4 rw,nosuid,realtime,data=ordered

If a file system containing user home directories is not mounted with the FSTYPE OPTION nosuid, this is a finding.

Note: If a separate file system has not been created for the user home directories (user home directories are mounted under "/"), this is not a finding as the "nosuid" option cannot be used on the "/" system.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5596