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V-280951

CAT I (High)

RHEL 10 must not have a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server package installed.

Rule ID

SV-280951r1184744_rule

STIG

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000197 CCI-000381

Discussion

The FTP service provides an unencrypted remote access that does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user passwords or the remote session. If a privileged user were to log in using this service, the privileged user password could be compromised. Secure Shell (SSH) or other encrypted file transfer methods must be used in place of this service. Removing the "vsftpd" package decreases the risk of accidental activation. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042, SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Check Content

Verify RHEL 10 does not have an FTP server package installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf list --installed vsftp
Error: No matching Packages to list

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

Fix Text

Configure RHEL 10 to not have the FTP package installed with the following command (using "vsftpd" as an example):

$ sudo dnf -y remove vsftpd