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If the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server is required, the TFTP daemon must be configured to operate in secure mode.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Restricting TFTP to a specific directory prevents remote users from copying, transferring, or overwriting system files. Using the "-s" option causes the TFTP service to only serve files from the given directory.

ID
SV-269272r1050154_rule
Version
ALMA-09-021690
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Configure the TFTP daemon to operate in secure mode with the following command:

$ systemctl edit tftp.service

Insert the following between the two sets of comments, making sure to add the "-s" option with a nonroot ("/") directory.