SUSE operating system file systems that are being imported via Network File System (NFS) must be mounted to prevent binary files from being executed.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-235001	SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227	SLES-15-040170	SV-235001r991589_rule	2025-02-27	2

Description
The "noexec" mount option causes the system to not execute binary files. This option must be used for mounting any file system not containing approved binary files, as they may be incompatible. Executing files from untrusted file systems increases the opportunity for unprivileged users to attain unauthorized administrative access.

ℹ️ Check
Verify the SUSE operating system file systems that are being NFS exported are mounted with the "noexec" option. Find the file system(s) that contain the directories being exported with the following command: > grep nfs /etc/fstab UUID=e06097bb-cfcd-437b-9e4d-a691f5662a7d /store nfs rw,noexec 0 0 If a file system found in "/etc/fstab" refers to NFS and it does not have the "noexec" option set, and use of NFS exported binaries is not documented with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) as an operational requirement, this is a finding.

ℹ️ Check

Verify the SUSE operating system file systems that are being NFS exported are mounted with the "noexec" option. Find the file system(s) that contain the directories being exported with the following command: > grep nfs /etc/fstab UUID=e06097bb-cfcd-437b-9e4d-a691f5662a7d /store nfs rw,noexec 0 0 If a file system found in "/etc/fstab" refers to NFS and it does not have the "noexec" option set, and use of NFS exported binaries is not documented with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) as an operational requirement, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Configure the SUSE operating system "/etc/fstab" file to use the "noexec" option on file systems that are being exported via NFS.