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
Remediation - Puppet
include disable_dovecot
class disable_dovecot {
service {'dovecot':
enable => false,
ensure => 'stopped',
Remediation - OS Build Blueprint
[customizations.services]
masked = ["dovecot"]
Remediation - script:kickstart
service disable dovecot
Remediation - Kubernetes Patch
apiVersion: machineconfiguration.openshift.io/v1
kind: MachineConfig
spec:
config:
ignition:
version: 3.1.0
Remediation - Ansible
- 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
Remediation - Shell Script
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
SYSTEMCTL_EXEC='/usr/bin/systemctl'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" stop 'dovecot.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" disable 'dovecot.service'