The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not have the ypserv package installed.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Removing the "ypserv" package decreases the risk of the accidental (or intentional) activation of NIS or NIS+ services.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-204443r603261_rule
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the operating system to disable non-essential capabilities by removing the "ypserv" package from the system with the following command:
# yum remove ypserv