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AlmaLinux OS 9 must disable the Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) kernel module.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The ATM is a transport layer protocol designed for digital transmission of multiple types of traffic, including telephony (voice), data, and video signals, in one network without the use of separate overlay networks. Disabling ATM protects the system against exploitation of any flaws in its implementation.

ID
SV-269341r1050223_rule
Version
ALMA-09-029610
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

To configure the system to prevent the atm kernel module from being loaded, run the following command:

$ cat << EOF | tee /etc/modprobe.d/atm.conf 
install atm /bin/false
blacklist atm
EOF