OL 8 must be configured to disable the ability to use USB mass storage devices.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
USB mass storage permits easy introduction of unknown devices, thereby facilitating malicious activity.
- ID
- SV-248837r986386_rule
- Version
- OL08-00-040080
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure OL 8 to disable the ability to use the USB Storage kernel module and to use USB mass storage devices.
$ sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
Add or update the lines: