V-261347

Discussion

Without identifying devices, unidentified or unknown devices may be introduced, thereby facilitating malicious activity. Peripherals include but are not limited to such devices as flash drives, external storage, and printers.

Check Content

Verify SLEM 5 does not automount USB mass storage devices when connected to the host with the following command:

     > grep usb-storage /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf
     blacklist usb-storage

If the line is commented out or the line is missing, this is a finding.