GEN007260 - The AppleTalk protocol must be disabled or not installed - 'install appletalk'

Information

The AppleTalk suite of protocols is no longer in common use. Binding this protocol to the network stack increases the attack surface of the host. Unprivileged local processes may be able to cause the system to dynamically load a protocol handler by opening a socket using the protocol.

Solution

Prevent the AppleTalk protocol handler for dynamic loading.
# echo 'install appletalk /bin/true' >> /etc/modprobe.conf

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_5_V2R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000382, Rule-ID|SV-218678r603259_rule, STIG-ID|GEN007260, STIG-Legacy|SV-63453, STIG-Legacy|V-22524, Vuln-ID|V-218678

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 28daeddcf61f8738304d504cb1bebf3ca1d96ffd0f4370b5d6cbaadd92aee61d