The mobile operating system must allow only the Administrator (MDM) to perform the following management function: Enable/disable location services.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>If a user is able to configure the security setting, the user could inadvertently or maliciously set it to a value that poses unacceptable risk to DOD information systems. An adversary could exploit vulnerabilities created by the weaker configuration to compromise DOD sensitive information. SFR ID: FMT_MOF_EXT.1.2 #22</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-255185r870803_rule
- Severity
- Low
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the Microsoft Android 11 device to enable/disable location services.
On the EMM console:
1. Open "Set user restrictions on parent".
2. Toggle "Disallow config location" to "On".
3. Toggle "Disallow share location" to "On".