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The system must not run an Internet Network News (INN) server.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-1023 GEN006240 SV-46142r1_rule Medium
Description
INN servers access Usenet newsfeeds and store newsgroup articles. INN servers use the Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) to transfer information from the Usenet to the server and from the server to authorized remote hosts. If this function is necessary to support a valid mission requirement, its use must be authorized and approved in the system accreditation package.
STIG Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-09-19

Details

Check Text ( C-43403r1_chk )
# ps -ef | egrep "innd|nntpd"

If an Internet Network News server is running, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-39485r1_fix)
Disable the INN server.