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1.68 SOL-11.1-030010

Information

The graphical login service provides the capability of logging into the system using an X-Windows type interface from the console. If graphical login access for the console is required, the service must be in local-only mode.

GROUP ID: V-216315
RULE ID: SV-216315r959010

Externally accessible graphical desktop software may open the system to remote attacks.

Solution

The System Administrator profile is required:

Configure the X11 server for local system only graphics access.

# pfexec svccfg -s svc:/application/x11/x11-server setprop options/tcp_listen=false

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23765

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-216315r959010_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-030010, Vuln-ID|V-216315

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 5f7739c14fe3b2bfcf9d608641336ed5a359d3bb31292d747f21833d02a3ed57