The system must have IEEE 1394 (Firewire) disabled unless needed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22580	GEN008500	SV-37983r1_rule	ECSC-1	Low

Description
Firewire is a common computer peripheral interface. Firewire devices may include storage devices with the potential to install malicious software on a system or exfiltrate data.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-03-01

Details

Check Text ( C-37283r1_chk )
If the system needs IEEE 1394 (Firewire), this is not applicable. Check if the firewire module is not disabled. # grep 'install ieee1394 /bin/true' /etc/modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.d/* If no results are returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32520r1_fix)
Prevent the system from loading the firewire module. # echo 'install ieee1394 /bin/true' >> /etc/modprobe.conf