The cmsd daemon must be disabled on AIX.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-215370 | SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | AIX7-00-003065 | SV-215370r958478_rule | 2024-08-16 | 3 |
| Description |
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| This is a calendar and appointment service for CDE. The cmsd service is utilized by CDE to provide calendar functionality. If CDE is not required, this service should be disabled to prevent attacks. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| From the command prompt, execute the following command: # grep "^#cmsd[[:blank:]]" /etc/inetd.conf If there is any output from the command, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| In "/etc/inetd.conf", comment out the "cmsd" entry by running command: # chsubserver -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -d -v 'cmsd' -p 'sunrpc_udp' Restart inetd: # refresh -s inetd |