The Samsung Android device must be configured to disable Wi-Fi Aware for Work Profile apps.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-279245 | KNOX-16-010500 | SV-279245r1140702_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Wi-Fi Aware allows direct connections between nearby devices for fast data transfer, video streaming, and multiplayer gaming. It allows full peer-to-peer device discovery and communication where two or more devices are publishing and/or subscribing to the same known service name. There is risk that sensitive DOD information could be transferred from a DOD mobile device to a non-DOD device or from Work Profile apps on a DOD device to Personal Profile apps on a non-DOD device. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Samsung Android 16 COBO Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-06 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · V1R3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · V1R3 · 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
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · V1R3 · 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-000366
1.00
- DISA · V1R3 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-279245r1140702_chk)
Review device configuration settings to confirm Wi-Fi Aware is disabled for each work profile app.
This procedure is performed on the EMM console.
For each Work Profile app, verify the app is configured to deny the NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICE permission. Note: Not all apps will support Wi-Fi Aware and have the NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICE permission.
If on the EMM console, if the NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICE permission is not set to "deny" for all Work Profile apps that support Wi-Fi Aware, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-83700r1139798_fix)
Configure the Samsung Android 16 device to disable Wi-Fi Aware for all Work Profile apps.
On the EMM console:
For each Work Profile app, configure the NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICE permission to "deny" to block the use of Wi-Fi Aware, if the app supports this feature. If the app does not support Wi-Fi Aware, there may not be a NEARBY_WIFI_DEVICE permission available.