RHEL 9 must be configured to disable the Asynchronous Transfer Mode kernel module.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-257804 | RHEL-09-213045 | SV-257804r1044853_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Disabling Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) protects the system against exploitation of any flaws in its implementation. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-7
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.4.6
1.00
- DISA · 2 · 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 · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-257804r1044853_chk)
Verify that RHEL 9 disables the ability to load the ATM kernel module with the following command:
$ grep -r atm /etc/modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.d/*
install atm /bin/false
blacklist atm
If the command does not return any output, or the line is commented out, and use of ATM is not documented with the information system security officer (ISSO) as an operational requirement, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-61469r925398_fix)
To configure the system to prevent the atm kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file /etc/modprobe.d/atm.conf (or create atm.conf if it does not exist):
install atm /bin/false
blacklist atm