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Disable CAN Support

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The Controller Area Network (CAN) is a serial communications protocol which was initially developed for automotive and is now also used in marine, industrial, and medical applications. To configure the system to prevent the can kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file /etc/modprobe.d/can.conf: 

install can /bin/true
To configure the system to prevent the can from being used, add the following line to file /etc/modprobe.d/can.conf: 
blacklist can

Rationale

Disabling CAN protects the system against exploitation of any flaws in its implementation.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_kernel_module_can_disabled
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Kubernetes Patch

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

Remediation - Ansible

- name: Ensure kernel module 'can' is disabled
  lineinfile:
    create: true
    dest: /etc/modprobe.d/can.conf
    regexp: install\s+can
    line: install can /bin/false

Remediation - Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then

if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 "^install can" /etc/modprobe.d/can.conf ; then
	
	sed -i 's#^install can.*#install can /bin/true#g' /etc/modprobe.d/can.conf