The macOS system must disable Location Services.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-277087 | SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | APPL-26-002004 | SV-277087r1149413_rule | 2026-02-11 | 1 |
Description
Location Services must be disabled.
The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Disabling Location Services helps prevent unauthorized connection of devices, transfer of information, and tunneling.
ℹ️ Check
Verify the macOS system is configured to disable Location Services with the following command:
/usr/bin/sudo -u _locationd /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS
$.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.locationd')\
.objectForKey('LocationServicesEnabled').js
EOS
If the result is not "false", this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Configure the macOS system to disable Location Services with the following command:
/usr/bin/defaults write /var/db/locationd/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.locationd LocationServicesEnabled -bool false;
pid=$(/bin/launchctl print system | /usr/bin/awk '/\tcom.apple.locationd/ {print $1}')
kill -9 $pid