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V-239511

CAT II (Medium)

The SLES for vRealize must have USB disabled unless needed.

Rule ID

SV-239511r661984_rule

STIG

VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R2

CCIs

CCI-000381

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 SLES for vRealize needs USB, this vulnerability is not applicable.

Check if the directory "/proc/bus/usb exists". 

If the directory "/proc/bus/usb exists", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Edit the grub bootloader file, "/boot/grub/menu.lst" file, by appending the "nousb" parameter to the kernel boot line.