The Ubuntu operating system must disable automatic mounting of Universal Serial Bus (USB) mass storage driver.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Peripherals include, but are not limited to, such devices as flash drives, external storage, and printers.
- ID
- SV-219339r939267_rule
- Version
- UBTU-18-010509
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the Ubuntu operating system to disable using the USB storage kernel module.
Create a file under "/etc/modprobe.d" to contain the following:
$ sudo su -c "echo install usb-storage /bin/false >> /etc/modprobe.d/DISASTIG.conf"
Configure the operating system to disable the ability to use USB mass storage devices:
$ sudo su -c "echo blacklist usb-storage >> /etc/modprobe.d/DISASTIG.conf"