From 75a68687049f78b86d6c1e5210783cbafbb70563 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: friendly-rabbit-35 <169707731+friendly-rabbit-35@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2024 21:24:48 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Slightly reword 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 3bcfe65..c430a0e 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 replacing `blacklist` with `install` for the lines with the aforementioned modules. ([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 replacing `blacklist` with `install` for the lines containing the aforementioned modules. ([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