RHEL 10 must not have the "gdm" package installed.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-280950 | RHEL-10-200080 | SV-280950r1165205_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Unnecessary service packages must not be installed to decrease the attack surface of the system. A graphical environment is unnecessary for certain types of systems including a virtualization hypervisor. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-03-11 | |||
Related Frameworks
3 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-7
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.4.6
1.00
- DISA · V1R1 · 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 · V1R1 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-280950r1165205_chk)
Verify RHEL 10 does not have the "gdm" package installed with the following command:
$ sudo dnf list --installed gdm
Error: No matching Packages to list
If the "gdm" package is installed and the need for a GUI interface has not been documented with the information system security officer, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-85416r1165204_fix)
Configure RHEL 10 to not have the "gdm" package installed with the following command:
$ sudo dnf -y remove gdm