RHEL 9 must not have a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server package installed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-257826	RHEL-09-215015	SV-257826r987796_rule		High

Description
The FTP service provides an unencrypted remote access that does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user passwords or the remote session. If a privileged user were to log on using this service, the privileged user password could be compromised. SSH or other encrypted file transfer methods must be used in place of this service. Removing the "vsftpd" package decreases the risk of accidental activation. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042, SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Description

The FTP service provides an unencrypted remote access that does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user passwords or the remote session. If a privileged user were to log on using this service, the privileged user password could be compromised. SSH or other encrypted file transfer methods must be used in place of this service. Removing the "vsftpd" package decreases the risk of accidental activation. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042, SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-06-04

Details

Check Text ( C-61567r925463_chk )
Verify that RHEL 9 does not have a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server package installed with the following command: $ sudo dnf list --installed \| grep ftp If the "ftp" package is installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-61491r925464_fix)
The ftp package can be removed with the following command (using vsftpd as an example): $ sudo dnf remove vsftpd