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1.101 APPL-15-002110

Information

The macOS system must disable Bluetooth Sharing.

GROUP ID: V-268518
RULE ID: SV-268518r1034494

Bluetooth Sharing must be disabled.

Bluetooth Sharing allows users to wirelessly transmit files between the macOS and Bluetooth-enabled devices, including personally owned cellphones and tablets. A malicious user might introduce viruses or malware onto the system or extract sensitive files via Bluetooth Sharing. When Bluetooth Sharing is disabled, this risk is mitigated.

[NOTE]
The check and fix are for the currently logged in user. To get the currently logged in user, run the following.
[source,bash]

CURRENT_USER=$( /usr/sbin/scutil <<< "show State:/Users/ConsoleUser" | /usr/bin/awk '/Name :/ && ! /loginwindow/ { print $3 }' )

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048, SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Solution

Configure the macOS system to disable Bluetooth sharing with the following command:

/usr/bin/defaults -currentHost write com.apple.Bluetooth PrefKeyServicesEnabled -bool false

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23761

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|AC-3, 800-53|CM-7a., CCI|CCI-000213, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-268518r1034494_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-15-002110, Vuln-ID|V-268518

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 9803f827e9ff35cc3d8b4185f23abdf5bab16cf6e54786178289b55c0f20339c