The Samsung Knox for Android platform must be configured to implement the management setting: disable Google crash report.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-56081	KNOX-35-021400	SV-70335r1_rule		Medium

Description
Applications that can be downloaded from Google Play (including pre-installed applications) will prompt the user to send a crash report to Google servers when the application crashes. The crash report will include application logs and stack traces, as well as device information that could potentially include user information. With this feature enabled, sensitive information will be backed up to the manufacturer's servers and database. This data is stored at a location that has unauthorized employees accessing this data. This data is stored on a server that has a location unknown to the DoD. Disabling this feature mitigates the risk of a backup feature that stores sensitive data on a server that has the potential to be located in a country other than the United States. SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1.1 #42

Description

Applications that can be downloaded from Google Play (including pre-installed applications) will prompt the user to send a crash report to Google servers when the application crashes. The crash report will include application logs and stack traces, as well as device information that could potentially include user information. With this feature enabled, sensitive information will be backed up to the manufacturer's servers and database. This data is stored at a location that has unauthorized employees accessing this data. This data is stored on a server that has a location unknown to the DoD. Disabling this feature mitigates the risk of a backup feature that stores sensitive data on a server that has the potential to be located in a country other than the United States. SFR ID: FMT_SMF.1.1 #42

STIG	Date
Samsung Android (with Knox 2.x) STIG	2015-05-20

Details

Check Text ( C-56651r1_chk )
This validation procedure is performed on the MDM Administration Console. Check whether the appropriate setting is configured on the MDM Administration Console: 1. Ask the MDM administrator to display the "Google Crash Report" setting in the "Android Restrictions" rule. 2. Verify the setting is disabled. If the "Google Crash Report" configuration in the MDM console is enabled, or if the user is able to send a crash report, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-56651r1_chk )

This validation procedure is performed on the MDM Administration Console.

Check whether the appropriate setting is configured on the MDM Administration Console:
1. Ask the MDM administrator to display the "Google Crash Report" setting in the "Android Restrictions" rule.
2. Verify the setting is disabled.

If the "Google Crash Report" configuration in the MDM console is enabled, or if the user is able to send a crash report, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60959r1_fix)
Configure the mobile operating system to disable Google Crash Report. On the MDM Administration Console, disable the "Google Crash Report" setting in the "Android Restrictions" rule.