TOSS must be configured to disable USB mass storage.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
USB mass storage permits easy introduction of unknown devices, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059, SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163
- ID
- SV-253082r986606_rule
- Version
- TOSS-04-040280
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A 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:
$ sudo touch /etc/modprobe.d/usb-storage.conf