OL 9 must be configured to disable the FireWire kernel module.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-271445 | OL09-00-000042 | SV-271445r1091047_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Disabling firewire protects the system against exploitation of any flaws in its implementation. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-271445r1091047_chk)
Verify that OL 9 disables the ability to load the firewire-core kernel module with the following command:
$ grep -r firewire-core /etc/modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.d/*
install firewire-core /bin/true
blacklist firewire-core
If the command does not return any output, or the line is commented out, and use of firewire-core is not documented with the information system security officer (ISSO) as an operational requirement, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-75402r1091046_fix)
Configure OL 9 to prevent the firewire-core kernel module from being loaded.
Add the following line to the file /etc/modprobe.d/firewire-core.conf (or create firewire-core.conf if it does not exist):
install firewire-core /bin/true
blacklist firewire-core