STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 8 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 8 must block unauthorized peripherals before establishing a connection.

DISA Rule

SV-230524r1155418_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-230524

Group Title

SRG-OS-000378-GPOS-00163

Rule Version

RHEL-08-040140

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-001958 - Authenticate organization-defined devices and/or types of devices before establishing a local, remote, and/or network connection.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Configure the operating system to enable the blocking of unauthorized peripherals with the following command:
This command must be run from a root shell and will create an allow list for any usb devices currently connect to the system.

# usbguard generate-policy > /etc/usbguard/rules.conf

Note: Enabling and starting usbguard without properly configuring it for an individual system will immediately prevent any access over a usb device such as a keyboard or mouse.

Restart usbguard service after creation or update of rules with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl restart usbguard

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Verify the USBGuard has a policy configured with the following command:

$ sudo usbguard list-rules

If the command does not return results or an error is returned, ask the SA to indicate how unauthorized peripherals are being blocked.
If there is no evidence that unauthorized peripherals are being blocked before establishing a connection, this is a finding.

If the USBGuard package is not installed, ask the SA to indicate how unauthorized peripherals are being blocked.
If there is no evidence that unauthorized peripherals are being blocked before establishing a connection, this is a finding.

If the system is a virtual machine with no virtual or physical USB peripherals attached, this is not a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-230524

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-08-040140

Severity Override Guidance

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Target Key

2921