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The system must have USB Mass Storage disabled unless needed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22579 GEN008480 SV-37982r1_rule ECSC-1 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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-01-27

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-32519r1_fix)
Prevent the usb-storage module from loading.
# echo 'install usb-storage /bin/true' >> /etc/modprobe.conf