Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-215374 | AIX7-00-003069 | SV-215374r508663_rule | Medium |
Description |
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This talk service is used to establish an interactive two-way communication link between two UNIX users. Unless required the talk service will be disabled to prevent attacks. |
STIG | Date |
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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2020-09-11 |
Check Text ( C-16572r294573_chk ) |
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From the command prompt, execute the following command: # grep "^talk[[:blank:]]" /etc/inetd.conf If there is any output from the command, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-16570r294574_fix) |
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In "/etc/inetd.conf", comment out the "talkd" entry by running command: # chsubserver -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -d -v 'talk' -p 'udp' Restart inetd: # refresh -s inetd |