The usbmuxd daemon must be disabled.

From Apple OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) Workstation STIG

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-68087r1_rule The usbmuxd daemon must be disabled.

Vulnerability discussion

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.

Check content

To check the status of the usbmuxd daemon, run the following command: sudo launchctl list | grep usbmuxd If there is any output, this is a finding.

Fix text

To disable the usbmuxd daemon, run the following command: sudo launchtctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.usbmuxd.plist

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