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RHEL-09-291010 - RHEL 9 must be configured to disable USB mass storage.
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USB mass storage permits easy introduction of unknown devices, thereby facilitating malicious activity.Satisfies: SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059, SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Solution
To configure the system to prevent the usb-storage kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to the file /etc/modprobe.d/usb-storage.conf (or create usb-storage.conf if it does not exist):install usb-storage /bin/false
blacklist usb-storage
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_9_V1R2_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 STIG v1r2
References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, CCI|CCI-000778, CCI|CCI-001958, Rule-ID|SV-258034r926089_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-291010, Vuln-ID|V-258034
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 0ee842ab49856369795a4b1e2da2ac8a9ac84dce18d986491d88f4635d96bcb8