The rstatd daemon must be disabled on AIX.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The rstatd service is used to provide kernel statistics and other monitorable parameters pertinent to the system such as: CPU usage, system uptime, network usage etc. An attacker may use this information in a DoS attack. This service should be disabled.
- ID
- SV-215380r958478_rule
- Version
- AIX7-00-003075
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
In "/etc/inetd.conf", comment out the "rstatd" entry by running command:
# chsubserver -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -d -v 'rstatd' -p 'udp'
Restart inetd:
# refresh -s inetd