McAfee Module "mfeaack" floods log messages with AAC_WARNING's

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • McAfee Module 'mfeaack' floods log messages with AAC_WARNING's
  • After patching /var/log/messages get filled with AAC_WARNING : No targets specified in rule.
kernel: mfeaack: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
kernel: WARNING: module 'mfeaack' built without retpoline-enabled compiler, may affect Spectre v2 mitigation
kernel: mfeaack: module verification failed: signature and/or required key missing - tainting kernel
kernel: AAC rule matching/reporting engine initialized successfully
kernel: AAC module was inserted successfully. Version is - 10.5.0.1483
kernel: AAC_WARNING : No targets specified in rule.
kernel: AAC_WARNING : No targets specified in rule.
kernel: AAC_WARNING : No targets specified in rule.
kernel: AAC_WARNING : No targets specified in rule.
kernel: AAC_WARNING : No targets specified in rule.
kernel: AAC_WARNING : No targets specified in rule.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 & 7.
  • Following list of Mcafee rpm's.
McAfeeFMP
MFEcma 
MFErt

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