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The SLES for vRealize must have USB disabled unless needed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-88493 VROM-SL-000450 SV-99143r1_rule Medium
Description
USB is a common computer peripheral interface. USB devices may include storage devices that could be used to install malicious software on a system or exfiltrate data.
STIG Date
VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-10-11

Details

Check Text ( C-88185r1_chk )
If SLES for vRealize needs USB, this vulnerability is not applicable.

Check if the directory "/proc/bus/usb exists".

If the directory "/proc/bus/usb exists", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-95235r1_fix)
Edit the grub bootloader file, "/boot/grub/menu.lst" file, by appending the "nousb" parameter to the kernel boot line.