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RHEL 10 must disable Bluetooth.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-281289RHEL-10-700860SV-281289r1166819_ruleCCI-000381medium
Description
This requirement applies to wireless peripheral technologies (e.g., wireless mice, keyboards, displays, etc.) used with RHEL 10 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. Even though some wireless peripherals, such as mice and pointing devices, do not ordinarily carry information that must be protected, modification of communications with these wireless peripherals may be used to compromise the RHEL 10 operating system. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049, SRG-OS-000300-GPOS-00118
STIGDate
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-03-11

Related Frameworks

3 paths across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-7
1.00
  • DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.4.6
1.00
  • DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
  • NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000381
1.00
  • DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-281289r1166819_chk)

Verify RHEL 10 disables the ability to load the Bluetooth kernel module with the following command: $ sudo grep -rs bluetooth /etc/modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.d/* /etc/modprobe.d/bluetooth.conf:install bluetooth /bin/false /etc/modprobe.d/bluetooth.conf:blacklist bluetooth If the command does not return any output, or the lines are commented out, and use of Bluetooth is not documented with the information system security officer as an operational requirement, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-85755r1166818_fix)

Configure RHEL 10 to disable the Bluetooth adapter when not in use. Add the following lines to the file "/etc/modprobe.d/bluetooth.conf" (or create "bluetooth.conf" if it does not exist): $ sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/bluetooth.conf install bluetooth /bin/false blacklist bluetooth Reboot the system for the settings to take effect.