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3.2.1 Ensure dccp kernel module is not available
Information
The Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) is a transport layer protocol that supports streaming media and telephony. DCCP provides a way to gain access to congestion control, without having to do it at the application layer, but does not provide in-sequence delivery.-IF- the protocol is not required, it is recommended that the drivers not be installed to reduce the potential attack surface.
Solution
Run the following script to disable the dccp module:-IF- the module is available in the running kernel:
- Create a file with install dccp /bin/false in the /etc/modprobe.d/ directory
- Create a file with blacklist dccp in the /etc/modprobe.d/ directory
- Unload dccp from the kernel
-IF- available in ANY installed kernel:
- Create a file with blacklist dccp in the /etc/modprobe.d/ directory
-IF- the kernel module is not available on the system or pre-compiled into the kernel:
- No remediation is necessary
#!/usr/bin/env bash
{
l_mname="dccp" # set module name
l_mtype="net" # set module type
l_mpath="/lib/modules/**/kernel/$l_mtype"
l_mpname="$(tr '-' '_' <<< "$l_mname")"
l_mndir="$(tr '-' '/' <<< "$l_mname")"
module_loadable_fix()
{
# If the module is currently loadable, add "install {MODULE_NAME} /bin/false" to a file in "/etc/modprobe.d"
l_loadable="$(modprobe -n -v "$l_mname")"
[ "$(wc -l <<< "$l_loadable")" -gt "1" ] && l_loadable="$(grep -P -- "(^h*install|b$l_mname)b" <<< "$l_loadable")"
if ! grep -Pq -- '^h*install /bin/(true|false)' <<< "$l_loadable"; then
echo -e "
- setting module: \"$l_mname\" to be not loadable"
echo -e "install $l_mname /bin/false" >> /etc/modprobe.d/"$l_mpname".conf
fi
}
module_loaded_fix()
{
# If the module is currently loaded, unload the module
if lsmod | grep "$l_mname" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
echo -e "
- unloading module \"$l_mname\""
modprobe -r "$l_mname"
fi
}
module_deny_fix()
{
# If the module isn't deny listed, denylist the module
if ! modprobe --showconfig | grep -Pq -- "^h*blacklisth+$l_mpnameb"; then
echo -e "
- deny listing \"$l_mname\""
echo -e "blacklist $l_mname" >> /etc/modprobe.d/"$l_mpname".conf
fi
}
# Check if the module exists on the system
for l_mdir in $l_mpath; do
if [ -d "$l_mdir/$l_mndir" ] && [ -n "$(ls -A $l_mdir/$l_mndir)" ]; then
echo -e "
- module: \"$l_mname\" exists in \"$l_mdir\"
- checking if disabled..."
module_deny_fix
if [ "$l_mdir" = "/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/$l_mtype" ]; then
module_loadable_fix
module_loaded_fix
fi
else
echo -e "
- module: \"$l_mname\" doesn't exist in \"$l_mdir\"
"
fi
done
echo -e "
- remediation of module: \"$l_mname\" complete
"
}
See Also
Item Details
Audit Name: CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 v4.0.0 L2 Server
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6, 800-53|CM-7, CSCv7|9.2
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 1921882ae957e489219ccaa6ac1b8d7ecd1c05b79fd64bd36d2ff961aea06843