Detections
Analytics
GEN009340 - Xserver login managers must not be running unless needed for X11 session management.
Information
Running Xservers and X-login managers when not needed for X11 session management increases the attack vector of the system by running unnecessary services.Solution
Comment out or remove the X login servers from the /etc/inittab file.#vi /etc/inittab
Refresh the init process.
# init q
See Also
http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_STIG_Library_2015_07.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA AIX 5.3 STIG v1r2
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-7, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001436, Rule-ID|SV-38722r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN009340, Vuln-ID|V-29518
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 88434e5d654dea0a3fb90553e1c5e524fe2902d1855f91f97004563690f11108