The Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol must be disabled unless required.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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| V-38516 | RHEL-06-000126 | SV-50317r2_rule | Low |
| Description |
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| Disabling RDS protects the system against exploitation of any flaws in its implementation. |
| STIG | Date |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2014-06-10 |
Details
| Check Text ( None ) |
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| None |
| Fix Text (F-43463r2_fix) |
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| The Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol is a transport layer protocol designed to provide reliable high- bandwidth, low-latency communications between nodes in a cluster. To configure the system to prevent the "rds" kernel module from being loaded, add the following line to a file in the directory "/etc/modprobe.d": install rds /bin/false |