Uninstall httpd Package

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The httpd package can be removed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf erase httpd

Rationale

If there is no need to make the web server software available, removing it provides a safeguard against its activation.

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_httpd_removed
Severity: Unknown
References: 11 14 3 9

BAI10.01 BAI10.02 BAI10.03 BAI10.05 DSS05.02 DSS05.05 DSS06.06

4.3.3.5.1 4.3.3.5.2 4.3.3.5.3 4.3.3.5.4 4.3.3.5.5 4.3.3.5.6 4.3.3.5.7 4.3.3.5.8 4.3.3.6.1 4.3.3.6.2 4.3.3.6.3 4.3.3.6.4 4.3.3.6.5 4.3.3.6.6 4.3.3.6.7 4.3.3.6.8 4.3.3.6.9 4.3.3.7.1 4.3.3.7.2 4.3.3.7.3 4.3.3.7.4 4.3.4.3.2 4.3.4.3.3

SR 1.1 SR 1.10 SR 1.11 SR 1.12 SR 1.13 SR 1.2 SR 1.3 SR 1.4 SR 1.5 SR 1.6 SR 1.7 SR 1.8 SR 1.9 SR 2.1 SR 2.2 SR 2.3 SR 2.4 SR 2.5 SR 2.6 SR 2.7 SR 7.6

A.12.1.2 A.12.5.1 A.12.6.2 A.14.2.2 A.14.2.3 A.14.2.4 A.9.1.2

CM-6(a) CM-7(a) CM-7(b)

PR.IP-1 PR.PT-3

2.2.8

CCE-85974-4
Updated: about 1 year ago


package --remove=httpd

- name: Ensure httpd is removed
  package:
    name: httpd
    state: absent
  tags:
  - CCE-85974-4  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - no_reboot_needed
  - package_httpd_removed
  - unknown_severity

include remove_httpd

class remove_httpd {
  package { 'httpd':
    ensure => 'purged',
  }}


# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove httpd
#	   from the system, and may remove any packages
#	   that depend on httpd. Execute this
#	   remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
#	   system!
if rpm -q --quiet "httpd" ; then

    dnf remove -y "httpd"

fi

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Description

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