APPL-14-002001 - The macOS system must disable Server Message Block sharing.

Information

Support for Server Message Block (SMB) file sharing is nonessential and must be disabled.

The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities.

Solution

Configure the macOS system to disable Server Message Block sharing with the following command:

/bin/launchctl disable system/com.apple.smbd

The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_macOS_14_V2R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000213, Rule-ID|SV-259478r958472_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-14-002001, Vuln-ID|V-259478

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 23406449709eba094719a567873315fd095e8fe2f6d4a1b0dc9e99e7893e4ae6