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1.58 SLES-15-010480

Information

The SUSE operating system must disable the USB mass storage kernel module.

GROUP ID: V-234856
RULE ID: SV-234856r958820

Without identifying 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.

Solution

Configure the SUSE operating system to prevent USB mass storage devices from automounting when connected to the host.

Add or update the following line to the "/etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf" file:

blacklist usb-storage

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23779

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001958, Rule-ID|SV-234856r958820_rule, STIG-ID|SLES-15-010480, Vuln-ID|V-234856

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 8ae6211c2c1cd44504189dd7a27d5e60b957c4b8bb20e0de29e30227d0ca18a8