Detections
Analytics
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_V1R4_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Oracle Linux 9 STIG v1r4
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