The xinetd service must be disabled if no network services using it are enabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-240424	VRAU-SL-000515	SV-240424r671013_rule		Medium

Description
The "xinetd" service provides a dedicated listener service for some programs, which is no longer necessary for commonly used network services. Disabling it ensures that these uncommon services are not running and also prevents attacks against "xinetd" itself.

STIG	Date
VMware vRealize Automation 7.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-06-24

Details

Check Text ( C-43657r671011_chk )

If network services are using the "xinetd" service, this is not applicable. To check that the "xinetd" service is disabled in system boot configuration, run the following command: # chkconfig "xinetd" --list Output should indicate the "xinetd" service has either not been installed or has been disabled at all run levels as shown in the example below: xinetd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off Run the following command to verify "xinetd" is disabled through current runtime configuration: # service xinetd status If the service is disabled, the command will return the following output: Checking for service xinetd: unused If the service is running, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-43616r671012_fix)
The "xinetd" service can be disabled with the following command: # chkconfig xinetd off