Title

The system must have USB Mass Storage disabled unless needed. (Cat III impact)

Discussion

USB is a common computer peripheral interface. USB devices may include storage devices that could be used to install malicious software on a system or exfiltrate data.

Check Content

If the system needs a particular USB driver for storage, this vulnerability is not applicable. Check the current loaded kernel modules: # modinfo | grep usb_ac # modinfo | grep usb_as # modinfo | grep hid # modinfo | grep scsa2usb # modinfo | grep usbprn # modinfo | grep usbser_edge If any command produces output, this is a finding. Check the configuration of the /etc/system file: # grep 'exclude: usb_ac' /etc/system # grep 'exclude: usb_as' /etc/system # grep 'exclude: hid' /etc/system # grep 'exclude: scsa2usb' /etc/system # grep 'exclude: usbprn' /etc/system # grep 'exclude: usbser_edge' /etc/system If no results are returned from any particular command, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Prevent the USB drivers from loading: # echo "exclude: usb_ac" >> /etc/system # echo "exclude: usb_as" >> /etc/system # echo "exclude: hid" >> /etc/system # echo "exclude: scsa2usb" >> /etc/system # echo "exclude: usbprn" >> /etc/system # echo "exclude: usbser_edge" >> /etc/system The system must be restarted for these changes to take effect.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-227069r603265_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-227069

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480

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