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

From Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECSC-1

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-37983r1_rule The system must have IEEE 1394 (Firewire) disabled unless needed.

Vulnerability discussion

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.

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Prevent the system from loading the firewire module. # echo 'install ieee1394 /bin/true' >> /etc/modprobe.conf

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