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OL08-00-040081 - OL 8 must be configured to disable USB mass storage.

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Information

USB mass storage permits easy introduction of unknown devices, thereby facilitating malicious activity.

 Satisfies: SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059, SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163

Solution

Configure OL 8 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

 Add the following line to the created file:

 install usb-storage /bin/true

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_8_V1R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000778, CCI|CCI-001958, Rule-ID|SV-248838r780080_rule, STIG-ID|OL08-00-040081, Vuln-ID|V-248838

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: dceee321529b41b8694b8e5cf1e27945e2eb64752a3088a47dde4b9df972ef52