Disable ypbind Service

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The ypbind service, which allows the system to act as a client in a NIS or NIS+ domain, should be disabled. The ypbind service can be disabled with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl mask --now ypbind.service

Rationale

Disabling the ypbind service ensures the system is not acting as a client in a NIS or NIS+ domain. This service should be disabled unless in use.

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_service_ypbind_disabled
Severity: Medium
References: 11 12 14 15 3 8 9

APO13.01 BAI10.01 BAI10.02 BAI10.03 BAI10.05 DSS01.04 DSS05.02 DSS05.03 DSS05.05 DSS06.06

CCI-000305

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A.11.2.6 A.12.1.2 A.12.5.1 A.12.6.2 A.13.1.1 A.13.2.1 A.14.1.3 A.14.2.2 A.14.2.3 A.14.2.4 A.6.2.1 A.6.2.2 A.9.1.2

CM-6(a) CM-7(a) CM-7(b) IA-5(1)(c)

PR.AC-3 PR.IP-1 PR.PT-3 PR.PT-4
Updated: about 1 year ago


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

- name: Block Disable service ypbind
  block:

  - name: Disable service ypbind
    block:
    - name: Disable service ypbind
      systemd:
        name: ypbind.service
        enabled: 'no'
        state: stopped
        masked: 'yes'
    rescue:

    - name: Intentionally ignored previous 'Disable service ypbind' failure, service
        was already disabled
      meta: noop
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
  - NIST-800-53-IA-5(1)(c)
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_ypbind_disabled

- name: Unit Socket Exists - ypbind.socket
  command: systemctl -q list-unit-files ypbind.socket
  register: socket_file_exists
  changed_when: false
  failed_when: socket_file_exists.rc not in [0, 1]
  check_mode: false
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
  - NIST-800-53-IA-5(1)(c)
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_ypbind_disabled

- name: Disable socket ypbind
  systemd:
    name: ypbind.socket
    enabled: 'no'
    state: stopped
    masked: 'yes'
  when:
  - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  - socket_file_exists.stdout_lines is search("ypbind.socket",multiline=True)
  tags:
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
  - NIST-800-53-IA-5(1)(c)
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_ypbind_disabled

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

SYSTEMCTL_EXEC='/usr/bin/systemctl'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" stop 'ypbind.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" disable 'ypbind.service'"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" mask 'ypbind.service'
# Disable socket activation if we have a unit file for it
if "$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" -q list-unit-files ypbind.socket; then
    "$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" stop 'ypbind.socket'
    "$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" mask 'ypbind.socket'
fi
# The service may not be running because it has been started and failed,
# so let's reset the state so OVAL checks pass.
# Service should be 'inactive', not 'failed' after reboot though.
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" reset-failed 'ypbind.service' || true

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

include disable_ypbind

class disable_ypbind {
  service {'ypbind':
    enable => false,
    ensure => 'stopped',  }
}

Disable ypbind Service

Description

Rationale

Remediation - OS Build Blueprint

Remediation - Ansible

Remediation - Shell Script

Remediation - Puppet