The macOS system must disable Location Services.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-259480	APPL-14-002004	SV-259480r941062_rule		Medium

Description
The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Disabling Location Services helps prevent the unauthorized connection of devices, unauthorized transfer of information, and unauthorized tunneling.

STIG	Date
Apple macOS 14 (Sonoma) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-01-10

Details

Check Text ( C-63219r941060_chk )
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Location Services with the following command: /usr/bin/sudo -u _locationd /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.locationd')\ .objectForKey('LocationServicesEnabled').js EOS If the result is not "false", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-63127r941061_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable Location Services with the following command: /usr/bin/defaults write /var/db/locationd/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.locationd LocationServicesEnabled -bool false; /bin/launchctl kickstart -k system/com.apple.locationd The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.