The system must have USB Mass Storage disabled unless needed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22579	GEN008480	SV-63179r1_rule		Low

Description
USB is a common computer peripheral interface. USB devices may include storage devices with the potential to install malicious software on a system or exfiltrate data

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-02-25

Details

Check Text ( C-51909r1_chk )
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.d/* If no results are returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-53755r1_fix)
Prevent the usb-storage module from loading. # echo 'install usb-storage /bin/true' >> /etc/modprobe.conf