Apple OS X 10.12 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R6

CurrentPublished Fri Jan 24 2020

The OS X system must be configured with the usbmuxd daemon disabled.

Apple OS X 10.12 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The OS X system must be configured with the usbmuxd daemon disabled.

Description

Discussion Text

Connections to unauthorized iOS devices (iPhones, iPods, and iPads) open the system to possible compromise via exfiltration of system data. Disabling the "usbmuxd" daemon blocks connections to iOS devices.

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Objective

V-76103

Rule

SV-90791r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

AOSX-12-000862

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

To check if the "usbmuxd" daemon is disabled, use the following command:

/usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep com.apple.usbmuxd

If the results do not show the following, this is a finding:

"com.apple.usbmuxd" => true

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

To disable the "usbmuxd" daemon, run the following command:

/usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl disable system/com.apple.usbmuxd

The system may need to be restarted for the update to take effect.

STIG check 80 of 122 in the Apple OS X 10.12 STIG checklist

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