2.1.3 Ensure discard services are not enabled - discard-stream

Information

Disabling this service will reduce the remote attack surface of the system.

Solution

Run the following commands to disable discard-dgram and discard-stream - # chkconfig discard-dgram off
# chkconfig discard-stream off

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1863

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-7b., CSCv6|9.1

Plugin: Unix

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