The macOS system must be configured to disable the Network File System (NFS) daemon unless it is required.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-209568	AOSX-14-002003	SV-209568r610285_rule		Medium

Description
If the system does not require access to NFS file shares or is not acting as an NFS server, support for NFS is non-essential and NFS services must be disabled. NFS is a network file system protocol supported by UNIX-like operating systems. Enabling any service increases the attack surface for an intruder. By disabling unnecessary services, the attack surface is minimized.

STIG	Date
Apple OS X 10.14 (Mojave) Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-11-19

Details

Check Text ( C-9819r282186_chk )
If the NFS daemon is required, this is Not Applicable. To check if the NFS daemon is disabled, use the following command: /usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep com.apple.nfsd If the results do not show the following, this is a finding: "com.apple.nfsd" => true

Fix Text (F-9819r282187_fix)
To disable the NFS daemon, run the following command: /usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl disable system/com.apple.nfsd The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.