AlmaLinux OS 9 must not have a Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) client package installed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-269338	ALMA-09-029170	SV-269338r1050220_rule		Medium

Description

If TFTP is required for operational support (such as transmission of router configurations), its use must be documented with the information systems security manager (ISSM), restricted to only authorized personnel, and have access control rules established.

STIG	Date
CloudLinux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-22

Details

Check Text (C-73369r1048390_chk)

Verify that the tftp package is not installed with the following command:

$ dnf list --installed tftp

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

Fix Text (F-73270r1048391_fix)

Remove the tftp package with the following command:

$ dnf remove tftp