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Cameras must be disabled or covered when not in use.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-269349ALMA-09-030490SV-269349r1050232_ruleCCI-000381medium
Description
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooked and therefore may remain unsecured. They increase the risk to the platform by providing additional attack vectors. Failing to disconnect from collaborative computing devices (i.e., cameras) can result in subsequent compromises of organizational information. Providing easy methods to physically disconnect from such devices after a collaborative computing session helps to ensure participants actually carry out the disconnect activity without having to go through complex and tedious procedures; it also ensures that microphones built into the cameras are also disabled.
STIGDate
Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-02-27

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (2) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

CFG-01Configuration Management Program
1.00
CFG-03Least Functionality
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (36) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-11Device Lock
1.00
AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-17(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
1.00
AC-17(9)Disconnect or Disable Access
1.00
AC-18(1)Authentication and Encryption
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-3Access Enforcement
1.00
AC-4Information Flow Enforcement
1.00
AU-12Audit Record Generation
1.00
AU-3Content of Audit Records
1.00

+26 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (1) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.4.6
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000381
1.00
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (2) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

PR.PS-01
1.00
PR.PS-05
1.00

Who does this work

5 NICE work roles and 5 EC-Council certifications.

This is an inference across published mappings, not a single claim by anyone. This check maps to a control, which maps to a Cybersecurity Framework outcome, which NIST assigns to the work roles below. EC-Council separately maps its certifications to those same roles.

A certification prepares someone for a role. It is not evidence that a holder is qualified, and neither NIST nor EC-Council has stated that any certification here addresses this check.

Work-role assignments published by NIST (NICE Framework Components 2.2.0 and the CSF 2.0 OLIR crosswalk). Certification mappings published by EC-Council.

Details

Check Text (C-269349r1050232_chk)

Verify the operating system disables the ability to load the uvcvideo kernel module: $ grep -r uvcvideo /etc/modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.d/* /etc/modprobe.d/uvcvideo.conf:install uvcvideo /bin/false /etc/modprobe.d/uvcvideo.conf:blacklist uvcvideo If the command does not return any output, or either line is commented out, and the collaborative computing device has not been authorized for use, this is a finding. If a built-in camera is not protected with a cover or is not physically disabled, this is a finding. For an external camera, if there is not a method for the operator to manually disconnect the camera (e.g., unplug, power off) at the end of collaborative computing sessions, this is a finding. If the device or operating system does not have a camera installed, this requirement is not applicable.

Fix Text (F-73281r1048424_fix)

To configure the system to prevent the uvcvideo kernel module from being loaded, run the following command: $ cat << EOF | tee /etc/modprobe.d/uvcvideo.conf install uvcvideo /bin/false blacklist uvcvideo EOF