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V-282480CAT II — Medium severitySV-282480r1200420_rule

TOSS 5 must not have the rsh-server package installed.

Rule version TOSS-05-000124 · STIG v1 · 2026-08-20

Discussion

The "rsh-server" service provides unencrypted remote access service, which does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user passwords or the remote session and has very weak authentication. If a privileged user were to login using this service, the privileged user password could be compromised. The "rsh-server" package provides several obsolete and insecure network services. Removing it decreases the risk of accidental (or intentional) activation of those services.

Check

Verify the "rsh-server" package is not installed using the following command:

$ sudo dnf list --installed rsh-server

Error: No matching Packages to list

If the "rsh-server" package is installed, this is a finding.

Fix

Remove the "rsh-server" package using the following command:

$ sudo dnf remove rsh-server

Identifiers

Group ID
V-282480
Group title
SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049
Rule ID
SV-282480r1200420_rule
Check ID
C-87041r1200418_chk
Fix ID
F-86946r1200419_fix