The Bluetooth protocol handler must be disabled or not installed.

From Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECSC-1

Associated with: CCI-001551

SV-37605r1_rule The Bluetooth protocol handler must be disabled or not installed.

Vulnerability discussion

Bluetooth is a Personal Area Network (PAN) technology. Binding this protocol to the network stack increases the attack surface of the host. Unprivileged local processes may be able to cause the kernel to dynamically load a protocol handler by opening a socket using the protocol.

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Prevent the Bluetooth protocol handler for dynamic loading. # echo "install bluetooth /bin/true" >> /etc/modprobe.conf

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