OL 8 must not have the Controller Area Network (CAN) kernel module installed if not required for operational support.
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-248830r991589_rule
- Version
- OL08-00-040022
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure OL 8 to disable the ability to use the "can" kernel module.
Create a file under "/etc/modprobe.d" with the following command:
$ sudo touch /etc/modprobe.d/can.conf