OL 8 must be configured to disable the ability to use USB mass storage devices.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-248837	OL08-00-040080	SV-248837r943089_rule		Medium

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

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-02-19

Details

Check Text ( C-52271r943087_chk )
Verify the operating system disables the ability to load the USB Storage kernel module. $ sudo grep -r usb-storage /etc/modprobe.d/* \| grep -i "/bin/false" install usb-storage /bin/false If the command does not return any output, or the line is commented out, and use of USB Storage is not documented with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) as an operational requirement, this is a finding. Determine if USB mass storage is disabled with the following command: $ sudo grep usb-storage /etc/modprobe.d/* \| grep -i "blacklist" \| grep -v "^#" /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf:blacklist usb-storage If the command does not return any output or the output is not "blacklist usb-storage" and use of USB storage devices is not documented with the ISSO as an operational requirement, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-52271r943087_chk )

Verify the operating system disables the ability to load the USB Storage kernel module.

$ sudo grep -r usb-storage /etc/modprobe.d/* | grep -i "/bin/false"
install usb-storage /bin/false

If the command does not return any output, or the line is commented out, and use of USB Storage is not documented with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) as an operational requirement, this is a finding.

Determine if USB mass storage is disabled with the following command:

$ sudo grep usb-storage /etc/modprobe.d/* | grep -i "blacklist" | grep -v "^#"
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf:blacklist usb-storage

If the command does not return any output or the output is not "blacklist usb-storage" and use of USB storage devices is not documented with the ISSO as an operational requirement, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-52225r943088_fix)
Configure OL 8 to disable the ability to use the USB Storage kernel module and to use USB mass storage devices. $ sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf Add or update the lines: install usb-storage /bin/false blacklist usb-storage Reboot the system for the settings to take effect.