If SNMP is not required on AIX, the snmpmibd daemon must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215365 | AIX7-00-003060 | SV-215365r958478_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The snmpmibd daemon is a dpi2 sub-agent which manages a number of MIB variables. If snmpd is not required, it is recommended that it is disabled. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-215365r958478_chk)
From the command prompt, execute the following command:
# grep "^start[[:blank:]]/usr/sbin/snmpmibd" /etc/rc.tcpip
If there is any output from the command, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16561r294547_fix)
In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "snmpmibd" entry by running command:
# chrctcp -d snmpmibd