STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 9 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 9 must not have a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server package installed.

DISA Rule

SV-257826r1208770_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-257826

Group Title

SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042

Rule Version

RHEL-09-215015

Severity

CAT I

CCI(s)

CCI-000197 - For password-based authentication, transmit passwords only cryptographically-protected channels.
CCI-000381 - Configure the system to provide only organization-defined mission essential capabilities.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Remove the vsftpd package with the following command:

$ sudo dnf remove vsftpd

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Verify RHEL 9 does not have an FTP server package installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf list --installed | grep vsftpd

If the "vsftpd" package is installed, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-257826

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-215015

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 9 does not have an FTP server package installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf list --installed | grep vsftpd

If the "vsftpd" package is installed, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5551