STIGQter: STIG Summary: Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The xinetd service must be disabled if no network services utilizing it are enabled.

DISA Rule

SV-208911r603263_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-208911

Group Title

SRG-OS-000096

Rule Version

OL6-00-000203

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000382 - The organization configures the information system to prohibit or restrict the use of organization-defined functions, ports, protocols, and/or services.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

The "xinetd" service can be disabled with the following commands:

# chkconfig xinetd off
# service xinetd stop

Check Contents

If network services are using the xinetd service, this is not applicable.

To check that the "xinetd" service is disabled in system boot configuration, run the following command:

# chkconfig "xinetd" --list

Output should indicate the "xinetd" service has either not been installed, or has been disabled at all runlevels, as shown in the example below:

# chkconfig "xinetd" --list
"xinetd" 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off

Run the following command to verify "xinetd" is disabled through current runtime configuration:

# service xinetd status

If the service is disabled the command will return the following output:

xinetd is stopped

If the service is running, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-208911

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL6-00-000203

Severity Override Guidance

If network services are using the xinetd service, this is not applicable.

To check that the "xinetd" service is disabled in system boot configuration, run the following command:

# chkconfig "xinetd" --list

Output should indicate the "xinetd" service has either not been installed, or has been disabled at all runlevels, as shown in the example below:

# chkconfig "xinetd" --list
"xinetd" 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off

Run the following command to verify "xinetd" is disabled through current runtime configuration:

# service xinetd status

If the service is disabled the command will return the following output:

xinetd is stopped

If the service is running, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2928

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