Details

The hfs filesystem type is a hierarchical filesystem that allows you to mount Mac OS

filesystems.

Rationale:

Removing support for unneeded filesystem types reduces the local attack surface of the

system. If this filesystem type is not needed, disable it.

Solution

Edit or create a file in the /etc/modprobe.d/ directory ending in .conf
Example: vim /etc/modprobe.d/hfs.conf
and add the following line:

install hfs /bin/true

Run the following command to unload the hfs module:

# rmmod hfs

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/2420

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|CM-6
• CSCv6|13
• CSCv7|5.1

Source

• Tenable.com/audits