CCE-91149-5Platform: ubuntu14.04 | Date: (C)2017-03-14 (M)2023-07-04 |
Ensure the X Window system is not installed (Scored)
The X Window system provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) where users can have multiple windows in which to run programs and various add on. The X Window system is typically used on desktops where users login, but not on servers where users typically do not login.
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Unless your organization specifically requires graphical login access via X Windows, remove it to reduce the potential attack surface.
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Uninstall X Windows:
# apt-get purge xserver-xorg-core*
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SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:33869 |