OL09-00-000047 - OL 9 must be configured to disable USB mass storage.

Information

USB mass storage permits easy introduction of unknown devices, thereby facilitating malicious activity.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059, SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163

Solution

Configure OL 9 to prevent the usb-storage kernel module from being loaded.

Add the following line to the file /etc/modprobe.d/usb-storage.conf (or create usb-storage.conf if it does not exist):

install usb-storage /bin/false
blacklist usb-storage

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_9_V1R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000778, CCI|CCI-001958, Rule-ID|SV-271450r1092466_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-000047, Vuln-ID|V-271450

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 7cbd54a9c9d40dc07db80bbec9ac6f7d264fb76fc3e21efba352935e2d29dd55