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The rsh-server package must not be installed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-208914 OL6-00-000213 SV-208914r793700_rule High
Description
The "rsh-server" package provides several obsolete and insecure network services. Removing it decreases the risk of those services' accidental (or intentional) activation.
STIG Date
Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2021-12-03

Details

Check Text ( C-9167r357722_chk )
Run the following command to determine if the "rsh-server" package is installed:

# rpm -q rsh-server

If the package is installed, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-9167r357723_fix)
The "rsh-server" package can be uninstalled with the following command:

# yum erase rsh-server