STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apple OS X 10.15 (Catalina) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The macOS system must be configured to disable sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple.

DISA Rule

SV-225178r610901_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-225178

Group Title

SRG-OS-000096-GPOS-00050

Rule Version

AOSX-15-002021

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000382 - The organization configures the information system to prohibit or restrict the use of organization-defined functions, ports, protocols, and/or services.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

This setting is enforced using the "Restrictions Policy" configuration profile.

The setting "Send diagnostic & usage data to Apple" can also be configured in System Preferences >> Security & Privacy >> Privacy >> Diagnostics & Usage.

Uncheck the box that says "Send diagnostic & usage data to Apple."

To apply the setting from the command line, run the following commands:

/usr/bin/defaults read "/Library/Application Support/CrashReporter/DiagnosticMessagesHistory.plist" AutoSubmit
/usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/defaults write "/Library/Application Support/CrashReporter/DiagnosticMessagesHistory.plist" AutoSubmit -bool false
/usr/bin/sudo /bin/chmod 644 /Library/Application\ Support/CrashReporter/DiagnosticMessagesHistory.plist
/usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/chgrp admin /Library/Application\ Support/CrashReporter/DiagnosticMessagesHistory.plist

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Sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple must be disabled.

To check if a configuration profile is configured to enforce this setting, run the following command:

/usr/bin/sudo /usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep allowDiagnosticSubmission

If "allowDiagnosticSubmission" is not set to "0", this is a finding.

Alternately, the setting is found in System Preferences >> Security & Privacy >> Privacy >> Diagnostics & Usage.

If the box that says "Send diagnostic & usage data to Apple" is checked, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-225178

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AOSX-15-002021

Severity Override Guidance

Sending diagnostic and usage data to Apple must be disabled.

To check if a configuration profile is configured to enforce this setting, run the following command:

/usr/bin/sudo /usr/sbin/system_profiler SPConfigurationProfileDataType | /usr/bin/grep allowDiagnosticSubmission

If "allowDiagnosticSubmission" is not set to "0", this is a finding.

Alternately, the setting is found in System Preferences >> Security & Privacy >> Privacy >> Diagnostics & Usage.

If the box that says "Send diagnostic & usage data to Apple" is checked, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4212

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