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The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not have the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server package installed if not required for operational support.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

If TFTP is required for operational support (such as the transmission of router configurations) its use must be documented with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO), restricted to only authorized personnel, and have access control rules established.

ID
SV-204621r853996_rule
Version
RHEL-07-040700
Severity
High
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Remove the TFTP package from the system with the following command:

# yum remove tftp-server