UBTU-18-010018 - The Ubuntu operating system must not have the Network Information Service (NIS) package installed.

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Information

Removing the Network Information Service (NIS) package decreases the risk of the accidental (or intentional) activation of NIS or NIS+ services.

Solution

Configure the Ubuntu operating system to disable non-essential capabilities by removing the Network Information Service (NIS) package from the system with the following command:

# sudo apt-get remove nis

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_CAN_Ubuntu_18-04_LTS_V2R7_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000381, Rule-ID|SV-219157r610963_rule, STIG-ID|UBTU-18-010018, STIG-Legacy|SV-109643, STIG-Legacy|V-100539, Vuln-ID|V-219157

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 56d0155656b628e5fa96a1e62866822eab1b6b8c1c76a8943e2e112478c14d80