CCE-91921-7Platform: ubuntu16.04 | Date: (C)2018-07-09 (M)2022-10-10 |
Ensure discard is not enabled
discard is a network service that simply discards all data it receives. This service is intended for debugging and testing purposes. It is recommended that this service be disabled.
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Disabling this service will reduce the remote attack surface of the system.
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Remove or comment out any discard lines in /etc/inetd.conf:
#discard stream tcp nowait root internal
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SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:46182 |
SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:46182 |