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RHEL-09-291010 - RHEL 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, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Solution

To configure the system to prevent the usb-storage kernel module from being loaded, add the following lines 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_RHEL_9_V2R8_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000778, CCI|CCI-001958, CCI|CCI-003959, Rule-ID|SV-258034r1051267_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-291010, Vuln-ID|V-258034

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: a14cca1f8c7e32dd7214e7b61f5db97165c6db0943354332c59bfb806d7e1e76