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1.5 RHEL-09-211030

Information

The graphical display manager must not be the default target on RHEL 9 unless approved.

GROUP ID: V-257781
RULE ID: SV-257781r991589

Unnecessary service packages must not be installed to decrease the attack surface of the system. Graphical display managers have a long history of security vulnerabilities and must not be used, unless approved and documented.

Solution

Document the requirement for a graphical user interface with the ISSO or set the default target to multi-user with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/22008

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-257781r991589_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-211030, Vuln-ID|V-257781

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: fc9f447daf708ecdbc14587a62347fc0838a90aba04f9a72139e6300dc180a3f