SV-37742r1: The Network Information System (NIS) protocol must not be used. | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Assessment Title

Rule Text

The Network Information System (NIS) protocol must not be used.

Description

Discussion Text

Due to numerous security vulnerabilities existing within NIS, it must not be used. Possible alternative directory services are NIS+ and LDAP.

How this relates to the STIG checklist: STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Not mappedCCI-001435

Additional Details

Responsibility

System Administrator

IA Controls

ECSC-1

References

DPMS Target Red Hat 5 DISA DPMS Target Red Hat 5 2154

SCC Automation Reference

The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.

#!/bin/bash
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.fso.rhel11:def:394
# The Network Information System (NIS) protocol must not be used.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.

# System must not be running ypbind server
# process_object (process_test)
test_1() {
  ! ( ps -e -o comm= | grep -Pq '.*ypbind.*' &>/dev/null )
}

if test_1; then
  echo "PASS"
else
  echo "FAIL"
fi

Remediation

Disable the use of NIS/NIS+. Use as a replacement Kerberos or LDAP.