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AlmaLinux OS 9 must disable the Controller Area Network (CAN) kernel module.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The CAN protocol is a robust vehicle bus standard designed to allow microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other's applications without a host computer. Disabling CAN protects the system against exploitation of any flaws in its implementation.

ID
SV-269343r1050225_rule
Version
ALMA-09-029830
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

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

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