STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 09 Mar 2021:

The Photon OS must not have the xinetd service enabled.

DISA Rule

SV-239185r675363_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239185

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000114

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command line, execute the following commands:

# service xinetd stop
# systemctl disable xinetd.service

Check Contents

At the command line, execute the following command:

# systemctl is-enabled xinetd.service

Expected result:

disabled

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239185

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000114

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, execute the following command:

# systemctl is-enabled xinetd.service

Expected result:

disabled

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5323

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