Detections
Analytics

GEN007840 - The DHCP client must be disabled if not needed.

Information

DHCP allows for the unauthenticated configuration of network parameters on the system by exchanging information with a DHCP server.

Solution

Disable the system's DHCP client.
Edit /etc/rc.tcpip, comment out the line starting dhcpcd. Reboot the system to ensure the DHCP client has been disabled fully. Configure a static IP for the system, if network connectivity is required.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_STIG_Library_2015_07.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-38931r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN007840, Vuln-ID|V-22548

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 2d1ecdec94ac56043b0f6048f1c3396315b34e4f27b1c4c4c768e0f14228e326