Title

The portmap or rpcbind service must not be running unless needed. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The portmap and rpcbind services increase the attack surface of the system and should only be used when needed. The portmap or rpcbind services are used by a variety of services using Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs).

Check Content

Check the status of the portmap and/or rpcbind service. # rcportmap status # rcrpcbind status If the service is running, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Shutdown and disable the portmap and/or rpcbind service. # rcportmap stop; insserv –r portmap # rcrpcbind stop; insserv –r rpcbind

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-45785r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22429

Group Title: GEN003810

Expert Comments

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