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The portmap or rpcbind service must not be running unless needed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-220038 GEN003810 SV-220038r603265_rule Medium
Description
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
Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-09-07

Details

Check Text ( C-21747r485035_chk )
Check the status of the rpcbind service.

# svcs network/rpc/bind

If the service is online and is not documented as required, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-21746r485036_fix)
Disable the portmap service.
# svcadm disable network/rpc/bind