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The SUSE operating system must disable the USB mass storage kernel module.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-234856SLES-15-010480SV-234856r958820_ruleCCI-001958medium
Description
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.
STIGDate
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-02-19

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 4 hops (5) 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.

IAC-01.2Authenticate, Authorize and Audit (AAA)
1.00
IAC-02Identification & Authentication for Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-03Identification & Authentication for Non-Organizational Users
1.00
IAC-04Identification & Authentication for Devices
1.00
IAC-05Identification & Authentication for Third-Party Technology Assets, Applications and/or Services (TAAS)
1.00
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (31) 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-17(10)Authenticate Remote Commands
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(2)Automated Temporary and Emergency Account Management
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-7Unsuccessful Logon Attempts
1.00
CM-6Configuration Settings
1.00
CM-7Least Functionality
1.00
CM-7(9)Prohibiting The Use of Unauthorized Hardware
1.00
IA-11Re-authentication
1.00

+21 more (top 10 by confidence shown)

NIST 800-1710 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.

3.5.1
1.00
3.5.2
1.00
CCI1 mapping
CCI-001958
1.00
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (3) 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.AA-01
1.00
PR.AA-03
1.00
PR.AA-05
0.50

Who does this work

7 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-234856r958820_chk)

Verify the SUSE operating system does not automount USB mass storage devices when connected to the host. Check that "usb-storage" is blacklisted in the "/etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf" file with the following command: > grep usb-storage /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf blacklist usb-storage If nothing is output from the command, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-38007r618838_fix)

Configure the SUSE operating system to prevent USB mass storage devices from automounting when connected to the host. Add or update the following line to the "/etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf" file: blacklist usb-storage