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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-227979	GEN008500	SV-227979r603266_rule		Low

Description
Firewire is a common computer peripheral interface. Firewire devices may include storage devices that could be used to install malicious software on a system or exfiltrate data.

STIG	Date
Solaris 10 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-12-04

Details

Check Text ( C-30141r490375_chk )
If the system needs IEEE 1394 (Firewire), this is not applicable. Check if the firewire module is not disabled. # grep 'exclude: s1394' /etc/system If no results are returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-30129r490376_fix)
Disable the firewire module. # echo "exclude: s1394" >> /etc/system Reboot for the changes to take effect.