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1.13 OL09-00-000040

Information

OL 9 must be configured to disable the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) kernel module.

GROUP ID: V-271443
RULE ID: SV-271443r1092463

Disabling ATM protects the system against exploitation of any flaws in its implementation.

Solution

Configure OL 9 to prevent the atm kernel module from being loaded.

Add the following line to the file /etc/modprobe.d/atm.conf (or create atm.conf if it does not exist):

install atm /bin/false
blacklist atm

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27024

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7, 800-53|CM-7a., CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-271443r1092463_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-000040, Vuln-ID|V-271443

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 5c9b47ce81dcaa3fad804d2f528ef64aada183aebad8100e0b6de82d388e4abb