If sendmail is not required on AIX, the sendmail service must be disabled.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-215353 | SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | AIX7-00-003047 | SV-215353r958478_rule | 2024-08-16 | 3 |
| Description |
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| The sendmail service has many historical vulnerabilities and, where possible, should be disabled. If the system is not required to operate as a mail server i.e. sending, receiving or processing e-mail, disable the sendmail daemon. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| From the command prompt, execute the following command: # grep "^start[[:blank:]]/usr/lib/sendmail" /etc/rc.tcpip If the above command produces any output, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "sendmail" entry by running command: # chrctcp -d sendmail |