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Disable Kernel iwlwifi Module

An XCCDF Rule

Description

To configure the system to prevent the iwlwifi kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf: 
install iwlwifi /bin/false

Rationale

If Wireless functionality must be disabled, preventing the kernel from loading the kernel module provides an additional safeguard against its activation.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_kernel_module_iwlwifi_disabled
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if rpm --quiet -q kernel; then
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 "^install iwlwifi" /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf ; then
	
	sed -i 's#^install iwlwifi.*#install iwlwifi /bin/false#g' /etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf
else

A Kubernetes Patch

apiVersion: machineconfiguration.openshift.io/v1
kind: MachineConfig
spec:
  config:
    ignition:
      version: 3.1.0

An Ansible Snippet

- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - NIST-800-53-AC-18(3)
  - NIST-800-53-AC-18(4)