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V-269356

CAT II (Medium)

AlmaLinux OS 9 must not have the avahi package installed.

Rule ID

SV-269356r1050239_rule

STIG

Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R6

CCIs

CCI-000381

Discussion

The avahi package provides the zeroconf capability to discover remote services such as printers and announce itself as a service for sharing files and devices.

Check Content

Verify that the avahi package is not installed with the following command:

$ dnf list –installed avahi

Error: No matching Packages to list

If the "avahi" package is installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Remove the avahi package with the following command:

$ dnf remove avahi