2.22 Disable Mounting of hfsplus Filesystems

Information

The hfsplus filesystem type is a hierarchical filesystem designed to replace hfs that allows
you to mount Mac OS filesystems.

*Rationale*

Removing support for unneeded filesystem types reduces the local attack surface of the
server. If this filesystem type is not needed, disable it.

Solution

Edit or create the file /etc/modprobe.d/CIS.conf and add the following line-install hfsplus /bin/true

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/91

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CSCv6|3.1

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6f5b8787d225f0a97d6435791983b5335f6103bec19bc8864a514670e13793a1