Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R3

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

RHEL 10 must not have the "gdm" package installed.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

RHEL 10 must not have the "gdm" package installed.

Description

Discussion Text

Unnecessary service packages must not be installed to decrease the attack surface of the system. A graphical environment is unnecessary for certain types of systems including a virtualization hypervisor.

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Objective

V-280950

Rule

SV-280950r1165205_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

RHEL-10-200080

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify RHEL 10 does not have the "gdm" package installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf list --installed gdm
Error: No matching Packages to list

If the "gdm" package is installed and the need for a GUI interface has not been documented with the information system security officer, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Configure RHEL 10 to not have the "gdm" package installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf -y remove gdm

STIG check 20 of 435 in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 STIG checklist

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