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Uninstall CUPS Package

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The cups package can be removed with the following command: 
$ sudo yum erase cups

Rationale

If the system does not need to print jobs or accept print jobs from other systems, it is recommended that CUPS be removed to reduce the potential attack surface.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_cups_removed
Severity
Unknown
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Puppet Snippet

include remove_cups
class remove_cups {
  package { 'cups':
    ensure => 'purged',
  }
}

An Ansible Snippet

- name: Ensure cups is removed
  package:
    name: cups
    state: absent
  tags:
  - CCE-86299-5

script:kickstart

package remove cups

script:bootc

dnf remove cups

Anaconda Pre-Install Instructions

package --remove=cups

A Shell Script

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