Disable snmpd Service

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The snmpd service can be disabled with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl mask --now snmpd.service

Rationale

Running SNMP software provides a network-based avenue of attack, and should be disabled if not needed.

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_service_snmpd_disabled
Severity: Low
References: 1311

2.2.15

CCE-92253-4
Updated: about 1 year ago


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

include disable_snmpd

class disable_snmpd {
  service {'snmpd':
    enable => false,
    ensure => 'stopped',  }
}

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if ( [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ] && rpm --quiet -q net-snmp ); then

SYSTEMCTL_EXEC='/usr/bin/systemctl'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" stop 'snmpd.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" disable 'snmpd.service'"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" mask 'snmpd.service'
# Disable socket activation if we have a unit file for it
if "$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" -q list-unit-files snmpd.socket; then
    "$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" stop 'snmpd.socket'
    "$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" mask 'snmpd.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 'snmpd.service' || true

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

- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - CCE-92253-4
  - disable_strategy  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - low_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_snmpd_disabled

- name: Block Disable service snmpd
  block:

  - name: Disable service snmpd
    block:

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

    - name: Intentionally ignored previous 'Disable service snmpd' failure, service
        was already disabled
      meta: noop
  when: ( ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman",
    "container"] and "net-snmp" in ansible_facts.packages )
  tags:
  - CCE-92253-4
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - low_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_snmpd_disabled

- name: Unit Socket Exists - snmpd.socket
  command: systemctl -q list-unit-files snmpd.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"] and "net-snmp" in ansible_facts.packages )
  tags:
  - CCE-92253-4
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - low_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_snmpd_disabled

- name: Disable socket snmpd
  systemd:
    name: snmpd.socket
    enabled: 'no'
    state: stopped
    masked: 'yes'
  when:
  - ( ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
    and "net-snmp" in ansible_facts.packages )
  - socket_file_exists.stdout_lines is search("snmpd.socket",multiline=True)
  tags:
  - CCE-92253-4
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - low_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_snmpd_disabled

Disable snmpd Service

Description

Rationale

Remediation - OS Build Blueprint

Remediation - Puppet

Remediation - Shell Script

Remediation - Ansible