The AIX rsh daemon must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215346 | AIX7-00-003040 | SV-215346r987796_rule | High |
| Description |
| The rsh daemon permits username and passwords to be passed over the network in clear text. |
| STIG | Date |
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 |
Details
| Check Text (C-16544r294489_chk) |
| From the command prompt, run the following command: # grep -v "^#" /etc/inetd.conf |grep rshd The above command may show the daemon is enabled like this: shell stream tcp6 nowait root /usr/sbin/rshd rshd If the above grep command returned a line that contains "rshd", this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-16542r294490_fix) |
| Edit the "/etc/inetd.conf" file and comment out the "rshd" service. Restart the inetd service: # refresh -s inetd |