Detections
Analytics

1.67 SOL-11.1-020560

Information

X Window System connections that are not required must be disabled.

GROUP ID: V-216079RULE ID: SV-216079r959010

If unauthorized clients are permitted access to the X server, a user's X session may be compromised.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Disable the X Windows server on the system.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23873

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-216079r959010_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-020560, Vuln-ID|V-216079

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 5996b27a3ad06950607fd9aba15f89b8dce3a683642ae454a659b9c32ab10c34