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Check: GEN007480

HP-UX 11.23 STIG: GEN007480 (in version v1 r8)

Title

The Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol must be disabled or not installed unless required. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol is a relatively new protocol developed by Oracle for communication between the nodes of a cluster. Binding this protocol to the network stack increases the attack surface of the host. Unprivileged local processes may be able to cause the system to dynamically load a protocol handler by opening a socket using the protocol.

Check Content

If there is no RDS protocol handler for the system, this is not applicable. The RDS protocol is not currently available for the HP-UX 11i platform and is therefore not applicable.

Fix Text

Configure the system to not dynamically load the RDS protocol handler.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-35248r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22530

Group Title: GEN007480

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000382	The organization configures the information system to prohibit or restrict the use of organization-defined functions, ports, protocols, and/or services.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
CM-7	Least Functionality