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RHEL-09-213055 - RHEL 9 must be configured to disable the FireWire kernel module.

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Information

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

Solution

To configure the system to prevent the firewire-core kernel module from being loaded, add the following lines to the file /etc/modprobe.d/firewire-core.conf (or create firewire-core.conf if it does not exist):

install firewire-core /bin/false
blacklist firewire-core

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_9_V2R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-257806r1044859_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-213055, Vuln-ID|V-257806

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 0d98297dc3849e1f831ca3629c0468b0c53e2c5798c12eb9d4466c7fe1c990be