Remove the OpenSSH Server Package

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The openssh-server package should be removed. The openssh-server package can be removed with the following command:

$ sudo yum erase openssh-server

Rationale

Without protection of the transmitted information, confidentiality, and integrity may be compromised because unprotected communications can be intercepted and either read or altered.

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_openssh-server_removed
Severity: Medium
Updated: about 1 year ago

- name: Ensure openssh-server is removed
  package:
    name: openssh-server
    state: absent
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - package_openssh-server_removed

include remove_openssh-server

class remove_openssh-server {
  package { 'openssh-server':
    ensure => 'purged',
  }}

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then

# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove openssh-server
#	   from the system, and may remove any packages
#	   that depend on openssh-server. Execute this#	   remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
#	   system!

if rpm -q --quiet "openssh-server" ; then

    yum remove -y "openssh-server"

fi

else
    >&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi


package --remove=openssh-server

Remove the OpenSSH Server Package

Description

Rationale

Remediation - Ansible

Remediation - Puppet

Remediation - Shell Script

Remediation - Anaconda Pre-Install Instructions