STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 10 must be configured to disable USB mass storage.

DISA Rule

SV-281288r1166816_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281288

Group Title

SRG-OS-000114-GPOS-00059

Rule Version

RHEL-10-700850

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-000778 - Uniquely identify organization-defined devices and/or types of devices before establishing a local, remote, and/or network connection.
CCI-001958 - Authenticate organization-defined devices and/or types of devices before establishing a local, remote, and/or network connection.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to prevent the usb-storage kernel module from being loaded.

Add the following lines to the file "/etc/modprobe.d/usb-storage.conf" (or create "usb-storage.conf" if it does not exist):

$ sudo vi /etc/modprobe.d/usb-storage.conf

install usb-storage /bin/false
blacklist usb-storage

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Verify RHEL 10 disables the ability to load the USB Storage kernel module with the following command:

$ sudo grep -rs usb-storage /etc/modprobe.conf /etc/modprobe.d/*
/etc/modprobe.d/usb-storage.conf:install usb-storage /bin/false
/etc/modprobe.d/usb-storage.conf:blacklist usb-storage

If the command does not return any output, or either line is commented out, and use of USB Storage is not documented with the information system security officer as an operational requirement, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281288

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-700850

Severity Override Guidance

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Target Key

5733