Title

The macOS system must disable sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The ability to submit diagnostic data to Apple must be disabled. The information system must be configured to provide only essential capabilities. Disabling the submission of diagnostic and usage information will mitigate the risk of unwanted data being sent to Apple. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000205-GPOS-00083,SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084

Check Content

Verify the macOS system is configured to disable sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple with the following command: /usr/bin/osascript -l JavaScript << EOS function run() { let pref1 = $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.SubmitDiagInfo')\ .objectForKey('AutoSubmit').js let pref2 = $.NSUserDefaults.alloc.initWithSuiteName('com.apple.applicationaccess')\ .objectForKey('allowDiagnosticSubmission').js if ( pref1 == false && pref2 == false ){ return("true") } else { return("false") } } EOS If the result is not "true", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the macOS system to disable sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple by installing the "com.apple.applicationaccess" configuration profile.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-259494r941104_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-259494

Group Title: SRG-OS-000205-GPOS-00083

Expert Comments

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