RHEL-06-000220 - The ypserv package must not be installed.

Information

Removing the 'ypserv' package decreases the risk of the accidental (or intentional) activation of NIS or NIS+ services.

Solution

The 'ypserv' package can be uninstalled with the following command:

# yum erase ypserv

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_6_V2R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 STIG v2r2

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-217989r603264_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-06-000220, STIG-Legacy|SV-50404, STIG-Legacy|V-38603, Vuln-ID|V-217989

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 30e110a8b4ee9afbfbf9015ab125e2eafc60aea5f98d1cc610cd1674908206ea