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AIX7-00-003075 - The rstatd daemon must be disabled on AIX.

Information

The rstatd service is used to provide kernel statistics and other monitorable parameters pertinent to the system such as: CPU usage, system uptime, network usage etc. An attacker may use this information in a DoS attack. This service should be disabled.

Solution

In "/etc/inetd.conf", comment out the "rstatd" entry by running command:
# chsubserver -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -d -v 'rstatd' -p 'udp'

Restart inetd:
# refresh -s inetd

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_IBM_AIX_7-x_V3R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-215380r958478_rule, STIG-ID|AIX7-00-003075, STIG-Legacy|SV-101487, STIG-Legacy|V-91389, Vuln-ID|V-215380

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 66c901770774707b8ddf5e955d538edc803a945615d798512ad2f28cc001ba59