Disable Dovecot Service

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The dovecot service can be disabled with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl mask --now dovecot.service

Rationale

Running an IMAP or POP3 server provides a network-based avenue of attack, and should be disabled if not needed.

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_service_dovecot_disabled
Severity: Unknown
Updated: 5 days ago

include disable_dovecot

class disable_dovecot {
  service {'dovecot':
    enable => false,
    ensure => 'stopped',  }
}

- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity  - low_disruption
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_dovecot_disabled
  - unknown_severity

- name: Disable Dovecot Service - Collect systemd Services Present in the System
  ansible.builtin.command: systemctl -q list-unit-files --type service
  register: service_exists
  changed_when: false
  failed_when: service_exists.rc not in [0, 1]
  check_mode: false
  when: '"kernel" in ansible_facts.packages'
  tags:
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_dovecot_disabled
  - unknown_severity

- name: Disable Dovecot Service - Ensure dovecot.service is Masked
  ansible.builtin.systemd:
    name: dovecot.service
    state: stopped
    enabled: false
    masked: true
  when:
  - '"kernel" in ansible_facts.packages'
  - service_exists.stdout_lines is search("dovecot.service", multiline=True)
  tags:
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_dovecot_disabled
  - unknown_severity

- name: Unit Socket Exists - dovecot.socket
  ansible.builtin.command: systemctl -q list-unit-files dovecot.socket
  register: socket_file_exists
  changed_when: false
  failed_when: socket_file_exists.rc not in [0, 1]
  check_mode: false
  when: '"kernel" in ansible_facts.packages'
  tags:
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_dovecot_disabled
  - unknown_severity

- name: Disable Dovecot Service - Disable Socket dovecot
  ansible.builtin.systemd:
    name: dovecot.socket
    enabled: false
    state: stopped
    masked: true
  when:
  - '"kernel" in ansible_facts.packages'
  - socket_file_exists.stdout_lines is search("dovecot.socket", multiline=True)
  tags:
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_dovecot_disabled
  - unknown_severity


[customizations.services]
masked = ["dovecot"]

Disable Dovecot Service

Description

Rationale

Remediation - Puppet

Remediation - Ansible

Remediation - OS Build Blueprint