STIGQter: STIG Summary: Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The telnet daemon must not be running.

DISA Rule

SV-219557r603263_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-219557

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095

Rule Version

OL6-00-000211

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

• CCI-000381 - The organization configures the information system to provide only essential capabilities.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

The "telnet" service can be disabled with the following command:

# chkconfig telnet off

Check Contents

To check that the "telnet" service is disabled in system boot configuration, run the following command:

# chkconfig "telnet" --list

Output should indicate the "telnet" service has either not been installed, or has been disabled, as shown in the example below:

# chkconfig "telnet" --list
telnet off
OR
error reading information on service telnet: No such file or directory

If the service is running, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-219557

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL6-00-000211

Severity Override Guidance

To check that the "telnet" service is disabled in system boot configuration, run the following command:

# chkconfig "telnet" --list

Output should indicate the "telnet" service has either not been installed, or has been disabled, as shown in the example below:

# chkconfig "telnet" --list
telnet off
OR
error reading information on service telnet: No such file or directory

If the service is running, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2928

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