The cmsd daemon must be disabled on AIX.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215370 | AIX7-00-003065 | SV-215370r958478_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| 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. |
| STIG | Date |
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 |
Details
| Check Text (C-16568r294561_chk) |
| 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 Text (F-16566r294562_fix) |
| 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 |