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1.359 RHEL-10-700870

Information

RHEL 10 must disable wireless network adapters.

GROUP ID: V-281290RULE ID: SV-281290r1166822

This requirement applies to wireless peripheral technologies (e.g., wireless mice, keyboards, displays, etc.) used with RHEL 10 systems. Wireless peripherals (e.g., Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/IR keyboards, mice and pointing devices, and near field communications [NFC]) present a unique challenge by creating an open, unsecured port on a computer.

Wireless peripherals must meet DOD requirements for wireless data transmission and be approved for use by the authorizing official. Even though some wireless peripherals, such as mice and pointing devices, do not ordinarily carry information that must be protected, modification of communications with these wireless peripherals may be used to compromise the RHEL 10 operating system.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000299-GPOS-00117, SRG-OS-000300-GPOS-00118, SRG-OS-000424-GPOS-00188, SRG-OS-000481-GPOS-00481

Solution

Configure RHEL 10 to disable all wireless network interfaces with the following command:

$ nmcli radio all off

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26403

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|AC-18(1), 800-53|SC-8, 800-53|SC-8(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001443, CCI|CCI-001444, CCI|CCI-002418, CCI|CCI-002421, Rule-ID|SV-281290r1166822_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-700870, Vuln-ID|V-281290

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 68b3fd5340c0abeaf82c59f72d2e527f73287ceb273ed662c4ac7e32fb453973