Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-22430 | GEN003815 | SV-26666r1_rule | ECSC-1 | Medium |
Description |
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The portmap and rpcbind services increase the attack surface of the system and should only be used when needed. The portmap or rpcbind services are used by a variety of services using Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs). |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2014-01-09 |
Check Text ( C-27698r1_chk ) |
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Check if the portmap package is installed. # rpm -qa | grep portmap If a package is found, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-23908r1_fix) |
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Remove the portmap package. # rpm -e portmap or # yum remove portmap |