The instsrv daemon must be disabled on AIX.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>The instsrv service is part of the Network Installation Tools, used for servicing servers running AIX 3.2. This service should be disabled to prevent attacks.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-215390r508663_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
In "/etc/inetd.conf", comment out the "instsrv" entry by running command:
# chsubserver -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -d -v 'instsrv' -p 'tcp'
Restart inetd:
# refresh -s inetd