The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must be configured to disable USB mass storage.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>USB mass storage permits easy introduction of unknown devices, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059, SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-204449r942894_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the operating system to disable the ability to use the USB Storage kernel module.
Create a file under "/etc/modprobe.d" with the following command:
# touch /etc/modprobe.d/usb-storage.conf