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Ensure rsyncd service is disabled

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The rsyncd service can be disabled with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl mask --now rsyncd.service

Rationale

The rsyncd service presents a security risk as it uses unencrypted protocols for communication.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_service_rsyncd_disabled
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - OS Build Blueprint


[customizations.services]
disabled = ["rsyncd"]

Remediation - Puppet

include disable_rsyncd

class disable_rsyncd {
  service {'rsyncd':
    enable => false,
    ensure => 'stopped',

Remediation - Shell Script

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

SYSTEMCTL_EXEC='/usr/bin/systemctl'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" stop 'rsyncd.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" disable 'rsyncd.service'

Remediation - Ansible

- name: Block Disable service rsyncd
  block:

  - name: Disable service rsyncd
    block: