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RHEL 9 must be configured to disable the Controller Area Network kernel module.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Disabling Controller Area Network (CAN) protects the system against exploitation of any flaws in its implementation.

ID
SV-257805r1044856_rule
Version
RHEL-09-213050
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

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

install can /bin/false
blacklist can