OL 9 must not have a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server package installed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-271462	OL09-00-000130	SV-271462r1091098_rule		High

Description

The FTP service provides an unencrypted remote access that does not provide for the confidentiality and integrity of user passwords or the remote session. If a privileged user were to log on using this service, the privileged user password could be compromised. SSH or other encrypted file transfer methods must be used in place of this service. Removing the "vsftpd" package decreases the risk of accidental activation. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042, SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-08

Details

Check Text (C-75512r1091096_chk)

Verify that OL 9 does not have an FTP server package installed with the following command:

$ dnf list --installed | grep ftp

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

Fix Text (F-75419r1091097_fix)

Remove the ftp package can be removed with the following command (using vsftpd as an example):

$ sudo dnf remove vsftpd