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0060-fat-disabled-vfat is Enabled


Rule ID

  • 0060-fat-disabled

Category

  • storage

Level

  • warn

Compatible Versions

  • Linux

Description

  • Monitor the host to ensure that fat / vfat / msdos are not enabled.

Scan Frequency

  • 1 */5 * * *

Theoretical Basis

  • Disabling support for unnecessary file system types can reduce the local attack surface of the system. If this file system type is not required, disable it.

Risk Items

  • Hacker penetration

  • Data leakage

Audit Method

  • Verify whether fat / vfat / msdos is enabled on the host. You can run the following command to verify:
lsmod | egrep "msdos|vfat|fat"

Remediation

Impact

Default Value

  • None

References

  • None

CIS Controls

  • None

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