Deactivate Wireless Network Interfaces
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Deactivating wireless network interfaces should prevent normal usage of the wireless
capability.
Configure the system to disable all wireless network interfaces with the following command:
$ sudo nmcli radio all off
Rationale
The use of wireless networking can introduce many different attack vectors into the organization's network. Common attack vectors such as malicious association and ad hoc networks will allow an attacker to spoof a wireless access point (AP), allowing validated systems to connect to the malicious AP and enabling the attacker to monitor and record network traffic. These malicious APs can also serve to create a man-in-the-middle attack or be used to create a denial of service to valid network resources.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_wireless_disable_interfaces
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
tags:
- DISA-STIG-OL07-00-041010
- NIST-800-171-3.1.16
Remediation - Shell Script
if ! rpm -q --quiet "NetworkManager" ; then
yum install -y "NetworkManager"
fi
if command -v nmcli >/dev/null 2>&1 && systemctl is-active NetworkManager >/dev/null 2>&1; then