V-240415

CAT II (Medium)

The telnet-server package must not be installed.

Rule ID

SV-240415r670986_rule

STIG

Version

V2R2

CCIs

Removing the "telnet-server" package decreases the risk of the unencrypted telnet service's accidental (or intentional) activation.

Check if "telnet-server" is installed:

# rpm -q telnet-server

If there is a "telnet-server" package listed, this is a finding.

To remove the "telnet-server" package use the following command:

rpm -e telnet-server