Title

X Window System connections that are not required must be disabled. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

If unauthorized clients are permitted access to the X server, a user's X session may be compromised.

Check Content

Determine if the X Window system is running. Procedure: # ps -ef |grep X Ask the SA if the X Window system is an operational requirement. If it is not, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Disable the X Windows server on the system.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-216314r959010_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-216314

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480

Expert Comments

CCIs tied to check.

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