The macOS system must be configured to disable Internet Sharing.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-81717	AOSX-13-001270	SV-96431r1_rule		Medium

Description
To prevent unauthorized connection of devices, unauthorized transfer of information, or unauthorized tunneling (i.e., embedding of data types within data types), organizations must disable or restrict unused or unnecessary physical and logical ports/protocols on information systems. Operating systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services provided by default may not be necessary to support essential organizational operations. Additionally, it is sometimes convenient to provide multiple services from a single component (e.g., VPN and IPS); however, doing so increases risk over limiting the services provided by any one component. To support the requirements and principles of least functionality, the operating system must support the organizational requirements, providing only essential capabilities and limiting the use of ports, protocols, and/or services to only those required, authorized, and approved to conduct official business or to address authorized quality of life issues. Internet Sharing must be disabled.

Description

To prevent unauthorized connection of devices, unauthorized transfer of information, or unauthorized tunneling (i.e., embedding of data types within data types), organizations must disable or restrict unused or unnecessary physical and logical ports/protocols on information systems. Operating systems are capable of providing a wide variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services provided by default may not be necessary to support essential organizational operations. Additionally, it is sometimes convenient to provide multiple services from a single component (e.g., VPN and IPS); however, doing so increases risk over limiting the services provided by any one component. To support the requirements and principles of least functionality, the operating system must support the organizational requirements, providing only essential capabilities and limiting the use of ports, protocols, and/or services to only those required, authorized, and approved to conduct official business or to address authorized quality of life issues. Internet Sharing must be disabled.

STIG	Date
Apple OS X 10.13 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-12-20

Details

Check Text ( C-81497r1_chk )
To check if Internet Sharing is disabled, use the following command: /usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl print-disabled system \| /usr/bin/grep com.apple.NetworkSharing If the results do not show the following, this is a finding: "com.apple.NetworkSharing" => true

Fix Text (F-88565r1_fix)
To disable Internet Sharing, run the following command: /usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl disable system/com.apple.NetworkSharing The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.