OL09-00-000046 - OL 9 Bluetooth must be disabled.

Information

This requirement applies to wireless peripheral technologies (e.g., wireless mice, keyboards, displays, etc.) used with OL 9 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 (AO). Even though some wireless peripherals, such as mice and pointing devices, do not ordinarily carry information that need to be protected, modification of communications with these wireless peripherals may be used to compromise the OL 9 operating system.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049, SRG-OS-000300-GPOS-00118

Solution

Configure OL 9 to disable the Bluetooth adapter when not in use.

Create or modify the "/etc/modprobe.d/bluetooth.conf" file with the following line:

install bluetooth /bin/false
blacklist bluetooth

Reboot the system for the settings to take effect.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_9_V1R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|AC-18(1), 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, CCI|CCI-001443, Rule-ID|SV-271449r1091059_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-000046, Vuln-ID|V-271449

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 8987469a68b0d8122619f12af68479039a2c0f91b3843e4fd33dd7500caa4b58