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RHEL 9 must be configured to disable the Asynchronous Transfer Mode kernel module.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Disabling Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) protects the system against exploitation of any flaws in its implementation.

ID
SV-257804r1044853_rule
Version
RHEL-09-213045
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

To configure the system to prevent the atm kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file  /etc/modprobe.d/atm.conf (or create atm.conf if it does not exist):

install atm /bin/false
blacklist atm