RHEL 8 must enable the USBGuard.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-244548	RHEL-08-040141	SV-244548r854077_rule		Medium

Description
Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Peripherals include, but are not limited to, such devices as flash drives, external storage, and printers. A new feature that RHEL 8 provides is the USBGuard software framework. The USBguard-daemon is the main component of the USBGuard software framework. It runs as a service in the background and enforces the USB device authorization policy for all USB devices. The policy is defined by a set of rules using a rule language described in the usbguard-rules.conf file. The policy and the authorization state of USB devices can be modified during runtime using the usbguard tool. The System Administrator (SA) must work with the site Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to determine a list of authorized peripherals and establish rules within the USBGuard software framework to allow only authorized devices.

Description

Without authenticating devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Peripherals include, but are not limited to, such devices as flash drives, external storage, and printers. A new feature that RHEL 8 provides is the USBGuard software framework. The USBguard-daemon is the main component of the USBGuard software framework. It runs as a service in the background and enforces the USB device authorization policy for all USB devices. The policy is defined by a set of rules using a rule language described in the usbguard-rules.conf file. The policy and the authorization state of USB devices can be modified during runtime using the usbguard tool. The System Administrator (SA) must work with the site Information System Security Officer (ISSO) to determine a list of authorized peripherals and establish rules within the USBGuard software framework to allow only authorized devices.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-12-06

Details

Check Text ( C-47823r743891_chk )
Verify the operating system has enabled the use of the USBGuard with the following command: $ sudo systemctl status usbguard.service usbguard.service - USBGuard daemon Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/usbguard.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: active (running) If the usbguard.service is not enabled and active, ask the SA to indicate how unauthorized peripherals are being blocked. If there is no evidence that unauthorized peripherals are being blocked before establishing a connection, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-47823r743891_chk )

Verify the operating system has enabled the use of the USBGuard with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl status usbguard.service

usbguard.service - USBGuard daemon
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/usbguard.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running)

If the usbguard.service is not enabled and active, ask the SA to indicate how unauthorized peripherals are being blocked.
If there is no evidence that unauthorized peripherals are being blocked before establishing a connection, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-47780r743892_fix)
Configure the operating system to enable the blocking of unauthorized peripherals with the following commands: $ sudo systemctl enable usbguard.service $ sudo systemctl start usbguard.service Note: Enabling and starting usbguard without properly configuring it for an individual system will immediately prevent any access over a usb device such as a keyboard or mouse