The LG Android 5.0 platform must be configured to enforce an application launching policy through an application blacklist specifying a set of disallowed applications: disable unapproved core and preinstalled applications.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-58831	LGA5-20-002101	SV-73261r1_rule		Medium

Description
Applications from various sources (including the vendor, the carrier, and Google) are preinstalled on the device at the time of manufacture. Some of the applications can compromise DoD data or upload user's information to non-DoD approved servers. A user must be blocked from using such applications that exhibit behavior that can result in compromise of DoD data or DoD user information. The site administrator must analyze all pre-installed applications on the device and block all applications not approved for DoD use by configuring the application disable list. SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1.1 #42

Description

Applications from various sources (including the vendor, the carrier, and Google) are preinstalled on the device at the time of manufacture. Some of the applications can compromise DoD data or upload user's information to non-DoD approved servers. A user must be blocked from using such applications that exhibit behavior that can result in compromise of DoD data or DoD user information. The site administrator must analyze all pre-installed applications on the device and block all applications not approved for DoD use by configuring the application disable list. SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1.1 #42

STIG	Date
LG Android 5.x Interim Security Configuration Guide	2015-09-22

Details

Check Text ( C-59675r1_chk )
This validation procedure is performed on both the MDM Administration Console and the LG Android device. Check whether the appropriate setting is configured on the MDM Administration Console: 1. Ask the MDM administrator to display the list of unapproved core and preinstalled applications in the "Application Blacklist (prevent launch of blacklist apps)" setting in the MDM console. 2. Verify the list contains all core and preinstalled applications not approved for DoD use by the Approving Official (AO). Note: Refer to the Supplemental document for additional information. On the LG Android device: 1. Attempt to launch an unapproved core and preinstalled application on the device. 2. Verify the application will not run and the following message is displayed: Application is disabled by server policy. If the "Allow Application Blacklist (prevent launch of blacklist apps)" setting is not set up with a list of unapproved core and preinstalled applications, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-59675r1_chk )

This validation procedure is performed on both the MDM Administration Console and the LG Android device.

Check whether the appropriate setting is configured on the MDM Administration Console:
1. Ask the MDM administrator to display the list of unapproved core and preinstalled applications in the "Application Blacklist (prevent launch of blacklist apps)" setting in the MDM console.
2. Verify the list contains all core and preinstalled applications not approved for DoD use by the Approving Official (AO).
Note: Refer to the Supplemental document for additional information.

On the LG Android device:
1. Attempt to launch an unapproved core and preinstalled application on the device.
2. Verify the application will not run and the following message is displayed:
Application is disabled by server policy.

If the "Allow Application Blacklist (prevent launch of blacklist apps)" setting is not set up with a list of unapproved core and preinstalled applications, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-64215r1_fix)
Configure the mobile device to disable the unapproved core and preinstalled applications. On the MDM Administration Console, set up a list of unapproved core and preinstalled applications in "Application Blacklist (prevent launch of blacklist apps)".