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V-240413

CAT II (Medium)

The system must have USB Mass Storage disabled unless needed.

Rule ID

SV-240413r670980_rule

STIG

VMware vRealize Automation 7.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R2

CCIs

CCI-000381

Discussion

USB is a common computer peripheral interface. USB devices may include storage devices that could be used to install malicious software on a system or exfiltrate data.

Check Content

If the system needs USB storage, this vulnerability is not applicable.

Check if "usb-storage" is prevented from loading:

# grep "install usb-storage /bin/true" /etc/modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.conf.local /etc/modprobe.d/*

If no results are returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Prevent the "usb-storage" module from loading:

# echo "install usb-storage /bin/true" >> /etc/modprobe.conf.local