Bluetooth support software must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-25253	OSX00065 M6	SV-37198r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
Bluetooth technology and associated devices are susceptible to general wireless networking threats, such as Denial of Service attacks, eavesdropping, man-in-the-middle attacks, message modification, and resource misappropriation. Remove Bluetooth support for peripherals such as keyboards, mice, or phones. This task requires administrator privileges. IMPORTANT: Repeat these instructions every time a system update is installed. Support should be removed at kext level.

Description

Bluetooth technology and associated devices are susceptible to general wireless networking threats, such as Denial of Service attacks, eavesdropping, man-in-the-middle attacks, message modification, and resource misappropriation. Remove Bluetooth support for peripherals such as keyboards, mice, or phones. This task requires administrator privileges. IMPORTANT: Repeat these instructions every time a system update is installed. Support should be removed at kext level.

STIG	Date
MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide Draft	2013-01-10

Details

Check Text ( C-35892r1_chk )
Open a terminal session and view the /System/Library/Extensions folder. Ensure the following files do NOT exist. IOBluetoothFamily.kext IOBluetoothHIDDriver.kext If any file exists, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31148r1_fix)
Open a terminal session and enter the following commands to remove the files. srm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/IOBluetoothFamily.kext srm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/IOBluetoothHIDDriver.kext sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions NOTE: Repeat these instructions every time a system update is installed.