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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