CCE-92741-8Platform: ubuntu18.04 | Date: (C)2019-11-07 (M)2022-10-10 |
Ensure DHCP Server is not enabled
The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a service that allows machines to be dynamically assigned IP addresses.
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Unless a server is specifically set up to act as a DHCP server, it is recommended that this service be deleted to reduce the potential attack surface.
Fix:
Remove or comment out start lines in /etc/init/isc-dhcp-server.conf and
/etc/init/isc-dhcp-server6.conf:
# start on runlevel [2345]
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SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:51340 |