If rwhod is not required on AIX, the rwhod daemon must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215362 | AIX7-00-003056 | SV-215362r958478_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| This is the remote WHO service. To prevent remote attacks this daemon should not be enabled unless there is no alternative. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-7
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.4.6
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000381
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-215362r958478_chk)
From the command prompt, execute the following command:
# grep "^start[[:blank:]]/usr/sbin/rwhod" /etc/rc.tcpip
If there is any output from the command, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16558r294538_fix)
In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "rwhod" entry by running command:
# chrctcp -d rwhod