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1.24 VMCH-80-000213

Information

Virtual machines (VMs) must remove unneeded USB devices.

GROUP ID: V-258726RULE ID: SV-258726r959010

Ensure no device is connected to a virtual machine if it is not required. For example, floppy, serial, and parallel ports are rarely used for virtual machines in a data center environment, and CD/DVD drives are usually connected only temporarily during software installation.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

For each virtual machine do the following:

From the vSphere Client, right-click the Virtual Machine and go to "Edit Settings".

Select the USB controller, click the circled "X" to remove it, and click "OK".

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host or vCenter server, run the following command:

Get-VM "VM Name" | Get-USBDevice | Remove-USBDevice

Note: This will not remove the USB controller, just any connected devices.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23620

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-258726r959010_rule, STIG-ID|VMCH-80-000213, Vuln-ID|V-258726

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: 0c84a2761d73af01f89e7af4d2136a834788e097820b1f4cb11717a11da077fb