The graphical display manager must not be installed on OL 8 unless approved.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Internet services that are not required for system or application processes must not be active to decrease the attack surface of the system. X Windows has a long history of security vulnerabilities and will not be used unless approved and documented.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-248898r991589_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Document the requirement for a display server with the ISSO or remove the related packages with the following example command:
$ sudo rpm -e xorg-x11-server-common