From 70e11565ff1b2a8ac37a411bed4426701aa852aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: friendly-rabbit-35 <169707731+friendly-rabbit-35@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2024 21:37:34 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Remove unnecessary part of instruction Signed-off-by: friendly-rabbit-35 <169707731+friendly-rabbit-35@users.noreply.github.com> --- content/posts/linux/Desktop Linux Hardening.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/posts/linux/Desktop Linux Hardening.md b/content/posts/linux/Desktop Linux Hardening.md index 6988a84..a541089 100644 --- a/content/posts/linux/Desktop Linux Hardening.md +++ b/content/posts/linux/Desktop Linux Hardening.md @@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ There are a few things in this config to keep in mind: - Bluetooth is disabled. Comment out the `install bluetooth` and `install btusb` lines to use Bluetooth. - Thunderbolt is disabled. Comment out the `install thunderbolt` line to use Thunderbolt devices. -- The `cdrom` and `sr_mod` modules are merely _blacklisted_; they can still be loaded at runtime with `modprobe`. If you have no intention to ever use CD‑ROM devices, they should be _disabled_ by commenting out the respective `blacklist` lines and adding `install cdrom /bin/false` and `install sr_mod /bin/false` to the config. ([More about how this works on the ArchWiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel_module#Using_files_in_/etc/modprobe.d/_2)) +- The `cdrom` and `sr_mod` modules are merely _blacklisted_; they can still be loaded at runtime with `modprobe`. If you have no intention to ever use CD‑ROM devices, they should be _disabled_ by adding the lines `install cdrom /bin/false` and `install sr_mod /bin/false` to the config. ([More about how this works on the ArchWiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Kernel_module#Using_files_in_/etc/modprobe.d/_2)) - Apple filesystems are disabled. While generally fine on non‑Apple systems, if you are using an Apple device you **must** check the filesystem of your EFI partition and comment out the relevant `install` line, otherwise your Linux install will not boot. For example, comment out the `install hfsplus` line if your ESP filesystem is HFS+. #### Restricting access to /proc and /sys