The Bluetooth service must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-51127	OL6-00-000331	SV-65337r2_rule		Medium

Description
Disabling the "bluetooth" service prevents the system from attempting connections to Bluetooth devices, which entails some security risk. Nevertheless, variation in this risk decision may be expected due to the utility of Bluetooth connectivity and its limited range.

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-06-05

Details

Check Text ( C-53529r2_chk )

To check that the "bluetooth" service is disabled in system boot configuration, run the following command: # chkconfig "bluetooth" --list Output should indicate the "bluetooth" service has either not been installed or has been disabled at all runlevels, as shown in the example below: # chkconfig "bluetooth" --list "bluetooth" 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off If the service is configured to run, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-55935r1_fix)
The "bluetooth" service can be disabled with the following command: # chkconfig bluetooth off # service bluetooth stop