Detections
Analytics
OL08-00-040320 - The graphical display manager must not be installed on OL 8 unless approved.
Information
Internet services that are not required for system or application processes must not be active to decrease the attack surface of the system. X Windows has a long history of security vulnerabilities and will not be used unless approved and documented.Solution
Document the requirement for a display server with the ISSO or remove the related packages with the following example command:$ sudo rpm -e xorg-x11-server-common
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_8_V2R8_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Oracle Linux 8 STIG v2r8
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-248898r991589_rule, STIG-ID|OL08-00-040320, Vuln-ID|V-248898
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: ce16a5cc676401f01aa7c5836b32dc43d6d73e29e1c56e7805d2a99310a9636c