TMA-ROCKY9-1.1.1.5
Ensure jffs2 kernel module is not available
Description
The jffs2 (journaling flash filesystem 2) filesystem type is a log-structured filesystem used in flash memory devices.
How it is checked
Audit method: Shell command
m=jffs2; found=$(find /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel /usr/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel -path "*/jffs2*" 2>/dev/null | head -n1); if [ -z "$found" ]; then echo compliant; exit 0; fi; lsmod | awk '{print $1}' | grep -Fxq -- "${m//-/_}" && { echo "$m is loaded"; exit 0; }; cfg=$(modprobe --showconfig 2>/dev/null); printf '%s\n' "$cfg" | grep -Pq -- "^\h*blacklist\h+${m//-/_}\b" || { echo "$m is not blacklisted"; exit 0; }; printf '%s\n' "$cfg" | grep -Pq -- "^\h*install\h+${m//-/_}\h+(/usr)?/bin/(true|false)\b" || { echo "$m install is not disabled"; exit 0; }; echo compliant- Expected output
compliant
How it is fixed
Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch
Unload and disable the jffs2 kernel module. 1. Run the following commands to unload the jffs2 kernel module: # modprobe -r jffs2 2>/dev/null # rmmod jffs2 2>/dev/null 2. Perform the following to disable the jffs2 kernel module: Create a file ending in .conf with install jffs2 /bin/false in the /etc/modprobe.d/ directory. Example: # printf '%s\n' "" "install jffs2 /bin/false" >> /etc/modprobe.d/60- jffs2.conf Create a file ending in .conf with blacklist jffs2 in the /etc/modprobe.d/ directory. Example: # printf '%s\n' "" "blacklist jffs2" >> /etc/modprobe.d/60-jffs2.conf
Properties
- Operating systems
- rocky-9
- Tags
- cis-convertedkernellinuxmodules
- Reference
- CIS Rocky Linux 9 Benchmark v3.0.0 - 1.1.1.5
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tmaegis scan --target linux