The TFTP service must not be running.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-217992	RHEL-06-000223	SV-217992r505923_rule		Medium

Description
Disabling the "tftp" service ensures the system is not acting as a tftp server, which does not provide encryption or authentication.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-09-03

Details

Check Text ( C-19473r376991_chk )
To check that the "tftp" service is disabled in system boot configuration, run the following command: # chkconfig "tftp" --list Output should indicate the "tftp" service has either not been installed, or has been disabled, as shown in the example below: # chkconfig "tftp" --list tftp off OR error reading information on service tftp: No such file or directory If the service is running and not documented and approved by the ISSO, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-19473r376991_chk )

To check that the "tftp" service is disabled in system boot configuration, run the following command:

# chkconfig "tftp" --list

Output should indicate the "tftp" service has either not been installed, or has been disabled, as shown in the example below:

# chkconfig "tftp" --list

tftp off

OR

error reading information on service tftp: No such file or directory

If the service is running and not documented and approved by the ISSO, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-19471r376992_fix)
The "tftp" service should be disabled. The "tftp" service can be disabled with the following command: # chkconfig tftp off