The rstatd daemon must be disabled on AIX.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215380 | AIX7-00-003075 | SV-215380r958478_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The rstatd service is used to provide kernel statistics and other monitorable parameters pertinent to the system such as: CPU usage, system uptime, network usage etc. An attacker may use this information in a DoS attack. This service should be disabled. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-215380r958478_chk)
From the command prompt, execute the following command:
# grep "^rstatd[[:blank:]]" /etc/inetd.conf
If there is any output from the command, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16576r294592_fix)
In "/etc/inetd.conf", comment out the "rstatd" entry by running command:
# chsubserver -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -d -v 'rstatd' -p 'udp'
Restart inetd:
# refresh -s inetd