Secure Firewire
Module
Prevent the Firewire module from
loading on VMware Aria appliances by default. Potential attackers might exploit this
protocol to compromise your system.
Avoid loading the Firewire module unless it is
necessary.
- Open the/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conffile in a text editor.
- Ensure that the lineinstall ieee1394 /bin/falseappears in this file.
- Save the file and close it.