The telnet-server package must not be installed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-217983	RHEL-06-000206	SV-217983r505923_rule		High

Description
Removing the "telnet-server" package decreases the risk of the unencrypted telnet service's accidental (or intentional) activation. Mitigation: If the telnet-server package is configured to only allow encrypted sessions, such as with Kerberos or the use of encrypted network tunnels, the risk of exposing sensitive information is mitigated.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-09-03

Details

Check Text ( C-19464r376964_chk )
Run the following command to determine if the "telnet-server" package is installed: # rpm -q telnet-server If the package is installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-19462r376965_fix)
The "telnet-server" package can be uninstalled with the following command: # yum erase telnet-server