The macOS system must disable Location Services.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-268480 | APPL-15-002004 | SV-268480r1034380_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Location Services must be disabled. The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Disabling Location Services helps prevent unauthorized connection of devices, transfer of information, and tunneling. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-268480r1034380_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
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.locationd')\
.objectForKey('LocationServicesEnabled').js
EOS
If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-72411r1034379_fix)
Configure the macOS system to disable Location Services with the following command:
/usr/bin/defaults write /var/db/locationd/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.locationd LocationServicesEnabled -bool false;
pid=$(/bin/launchctl list | /usr/bin/awk '/com.apple.locationd/ { print $1 }')
kill -9 $pid