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1.1.1.4 Ensure mounting of hfs filesystems is disabled

Information

The hfs filesystem type is a hierarchical filesystem that allows you to mount Mac OS filesystems.

Removing support for unneeded filesystem types reduces the local attack surface of the system. If this filesystem type is not needed, disable it.

Solution

Run the following script to disable the hfs module:

If the module is available in the running kernel:

 - Create a file with install hfs /bin/false in the /etc/modprobe.d/ directory
 - Create a file with blacklist hfs in the /etc/modprobe.d/ directory
 - Unload hfs from the kernel

If available in ANY installed kernel:

 - Create a file with blacklist hfs in the /etc/modprobe.d/ directory

If the kernel module is not available on the system or pre-compiled into the kernel:

 - No remediation is necessary

#!/usr/bin/env bash

{
 l_mname="hfs" # set module name
 l_mtype="fs" # set module type
 l_mpath="/lib/modules/**/kernel/$l_mtype"
 l_mpname="$(tr '-' '_' <<< "$l_mname")"
 l_mndir="$(tr '-' '/' <<< "$l_mname")"

 module_loadable_fix()
 {
 # If the module is currently loadable, add "install {MODULE_NAME} /bin/false" to a file in "/etc/modprobe.d"
 l_loadable="$(modprobe -n -v "$l_mname")"
 [ "$(wc -l <<< "$l_loadable")" -gt "1" ] && l_loadable="$(grep -P -- "(^\h*install|\b$l_mname)\b" <<< "$l_loadable")"
 if ! grep -Pq -- '^\h*install \/bin\/(true|false)' <<< "$l_loadable"; then
 echo -e "\n - setting module: \"$l_mname\" to be not loadable"
 echo -e "install $l_mname /bin/false" >> /etc/modprobe.d/"$l_mpname".conf
 fi
 }
 module_loaded_fix()
 {
 # If the module is currently loaded, unload the module
 if lsmod | grep "$l_mname" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
 echo -e "\n - unloading module \"$l_mname\""
 modprobe -r "$l_mname"
 fi
 }
 module_deny_fix()
 {
 # If the module isn't deny listed, denylist the module
 if ! modprobe --showconfig | grep -Pq -- "^\h*blacklist\h+$l_mpname\b"; then
 echo -e "\n - deny listing \"$l_mname\""
 echo -e "blacklist $l_mname" >> /etc/modprobe.d/"$l_mpname".conf
 fi
 }
 # Check if the module exists on the system
 for l_mdir in $l_mpath; do
 if [ -d "$l_mdir/$l_mndir" ] && [ -n "$(ls -A $l_mdir/$l_mndir)" ]; then
 echo -e "\n - module: \"$l_mname\" exists in \"$l_mdir\"\n - checking if disabled..."
 module_deny_fix
 if [ "$l_mdir" = "/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/$l_mtype" ]; then
 module_loadable_fix
 module_loaded_fix
 fi
 else
 echo -e "\n - module: \"$l_mname\" doesn't exist in \"$l_mdir\"\n"
 fi
 done
 echo -e "\n - remediation of module: \"$l_mname\" complete\n"
}

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/15023

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6, 800-53|CM-7, CSCv7|9.2

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 7f249e98a18568156707731eeab815c3d38823b9a47287ccee4f506c61cb1388