Uninstall rsh Package
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The rsh package contains the client commands
for the rsh services
warning alert: Warning
The package is not available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Rationale
These legacy clients contain numerous security exposures and have
been replaced with the more secure SSH package. Even if the server is removed,
it is best to ensure the clients are also removed to prevent users from
inadvertently attempting to use these commands and therefore exposing
their credentials. Note that removing the rsh package removes
the clients for rsh,rcp, and rlogin.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_rsh_removed
- Severity
- Unknown
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Shell Script
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove rsh
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on rsh. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!
Remediation - Anaconda Pre-Install Instructions
package --remove=rsh
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Ensure rsh is removed
package:
name: rsh
state: absent
tags:
- CCE-82183-5
Remediation - Puppet
include remove_rsh
class remove_rsh {
package { 'rsh':
ensure => 'purged',
}