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The telnet-server package must not be installed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-239512 VROM-SL-000455 SV-239512r661987_rule Medium
Description
Removing the "telnet-server" package decreases the risk of the unencrypted telnet service's accidental (or intentional) activation.
STIG Date
VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide 2021-07-01

Details

Check Text ( C-42745r661985_chk )
Check if "telnet-server" package is installed:

# rpm -q telnet-server

If there is a "telnet-server" package listed, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-42704r661986_fix)
To remove the "telnet-server" package use the following command:

rpm -e telnet-server