RHEL 9 must not have a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server package installed.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The FTP service provides an unencrypted remote access that does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user passwords or the remote session. If a privileged user were to log on using this service, the privileged user password could be compromised. SSH or other encrypted file transfer methods must be used in place of this service. Removing the "vsftpd" package decreases the risk of accidental activation. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042, SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049, SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
- ID
- SV-257826r1044890_rule
- Version
- RHEL-09-215015
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
The ftp package can be removed with the following command (using vsftpd as an example):
$ sudo dnf remove vsftpd