STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 10 must prevent a user from overriding the disabling of the graphical user interface automount function.

DISA Rule

SV-281273r1184699_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281273

Group Title

SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059

Rule Version

RHEL-10-700700

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000778 - Uniquely identify organization-defined devices and/or types of devices before establishing a local, remote, and/or network connection.
• CCI-001958 - Authenticate organization-defined devices and/or types of devices before establishing a local, remote, and/or network connection.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 so that the GNOME desktop does not allow a user to change the setting that disables automated mounting of removable media.

Note: The example below is using the database "local" for the system. If the system is using another database in "/etc/dconf/profile/user", the file should be created under the appropriate subdirectory.

Update the "/etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/00-security-settings-lock" file to prevent user modification:

$ sudo vi /etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/00-security-settings-lock

/org/gnome/desktop/media-handling/automount-open

Update the dconf system databases:

$ sudo dconf update

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Note: This requirement assumes the use of the RHEL 10 default graphical user interface, the GNOME desktop environment. If the system does not have any graphical user interface installed, this requirement is not applicable.

Verify RHEL 10 disables the ability of the user to override the graphical user interface automount setting.

Determine which profile the system database is using with the following command:

$ sudo grep system-db /etc/dconf/profile/user
system-db:local

Check that the automount setting is locked from nonprivileged user modification with the following command:

Note: The example below is using the database "local" for the system, so the path is "/etc/dconf/db/local.d". This path must be modified if a database other than "local" is being used.

$ sudo grep 'automount-open' /etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/*
/org/gnome/desktop/media-handling/automount-open

If the command does not return at least the example result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281273

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-700700

Severity Override Guidance

Note: This requirement assumes the use of the RHEL 10 default graphical user interface, the GNOME desktop environment. If the system does not have any graphical user interface installed, this requirement is not applicable.

Verify RHEL 10 disables the ability of the user to override the graphical user interface automount setting.

Determine which profile the system database is using with the following command:

$ sudo grep system-db /etc/dconf/profile/user
system-db:local

Check that the automount setting is locked from nonprivileged user modification with the following command:

Note: The example below is using the database "local" for the system, so the path is "/etc/dconf/db/local.d". This path must be modified if a database other than "local" is being used.

$ sudo grep 'automount-open' /etc/dconf/db/local.d/locks/*
/org/gnome/desktop/media-handling/automount-open

If the command does not return at least the example result, this is a finding.

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M

Target Key

5733