STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The Photon operating system must disable unnecessary kernel modules.

DISA Rule

SV-258825r1003641_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258825

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000047

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000381 - Configure the system to provide only organization-defined mission essential capabilities.
• CCI-000778 - Uniquely identify organization-defined devices and/or types of devices before establishing a local, remote, and/or network connection.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf

Set the contents as follows:

install sctp /bin/false
install dccp /bin/false
install dccp_ipv4 /bin/false
install dccp_ipv6 /bin/false
install ipx /bin/false
install appletalk /bin/false
install decnet /bin/false
install rds /bin/false
install tipc /bin/false
install bluetooth /bin/false
install usb_storage /bin/false
install ieee1394 /bin/false
install cramfs /bin/false
install freevxfs /bin/false
install jffs2 /bin/false
install hfs /bin/false
install hfsplus /bin/false
install squashfs /bin/false
install udf /bin/false

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command to verify the following kernel modules are not loaded:

# modprobe --showconfig | grep "^install" | grep "/bin"

Expected result:

install sctp /bin/false
install dccp /bin/false
install dccp_ipv4 /bin/false
install dccp_ipv6 /bin/false
install ipx /bin/false
install appletalk /bin/false
install decnet /bin/false
install rds /bin/false
install tipc /bin/false
install bluetooth /bin/false
install usb_storage /bin/false
install ieee1394 /bin/false
install cramfs /bin/false
install freevxfs /bin/false
install jffs2 /bin/false
install hfs /bin/false
install hfsplus /bin/false
install squashfs /bin/false
install udf /bin/false

The output may include other statements outside of the expected result.

If the output does not include at least every statement in the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258825

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000047

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command to verify the following kernel modules are not loaded:

# modprobe --showconfig | grep "^install" | grep "/bin"

Expected result:

install sctp /bin/false
install dccp /bin/false
install dccp_ipv4 /bin/false
install dccp_ipv6 /bin/false
install ipx /bin/false
install appletalk /bin/false
install decnet /bin/false
install rds /bin/false
install tipc /bin/false
install bluetooth /bin/false
install usb_storage /bin/false
install ieee1394 /bin/false
install cramfs /bin/false
install freevxfs /bin/false
install jffs2 /bin/false
install hfs /bin/false
install hfsplus /bin/false
install squashfs /bin/false
install udf /bin/false

The output may include other statements outside of the expected result.

If the output does not include at least every statement in the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5569