The print driver installation privilege will be restricted to administrators.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-1151	3.029	SV-32299r1_rule		Low

Description
Allowing users to install drivers can introduce malware or cause the instability of a system. This capability should be restricted to the Administrators and Print Operators groups.

STIG	Date
Windows Server 2008 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2016-06-08

Details

Check Text ( C-32722r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options. If the value for “Devices: Prevent users from installing printer drivers” is not set to “Enabled”, then this is a finding. The policy referenced configures the following registry value: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers\LanMan Print Services\Servers Value Name: AddPrinterDrivers Value Type: REG_DWORD Value: 1

Check Text ( C-32722r1_chk )

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in.
Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view.
Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options.

If the value for “Devices: Prevent users from installing printer drivers” is not set to “Enabled”, then this is a finding.

The policy referenced configures the following registry value:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: \System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers\LanMan Print Services\Servers

Value Name: AddPrinterDrivers

Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Fix Text (F-83r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> “Devices: Prevent users from installing printer drivers” to “Enabled”.