RHEL 9 must not have the rsh-server package installed.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-257830RHEL-09-215035SV-257830r958478_ruleCCI-000381medium
Description
The "rsh-server" service provides unencrypted remote access service, which does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user passwords or the remote session and has very weak authentication. If a privileged user were to login using this service, the privileged user password could be compromised. The "rsh-server" package provides several obsolete and insecure network services. Removing it decreases the risk of accidental (or intentional) activation of those services.
STIGDate
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-05-14

Related Frameworks

3 paths across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-7
1.00
  • DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.4.6
1.00
  • DISA · 2 · 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 · 2 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-257830r958478_chk)

Verify that the rsh-server package is not installed with the following command: $ sudo dnf list --installed rsh-server Error: No matching Packages to list If the "rsh-server" package is installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-61495r925476_fix)

Remove the rsh-server package with the following command: $ sudo dnf remove rsh-server