# 2.3.2 Ensure rsh client is not installed # # Description # =========== # The rsh package contains the client commands for the rsh services. # # Rationale # ========= # These legacy clients contain numerous security exposures and have been # replaced with the more secure SSH package. Even if the server is removed, # it is best to ensure the clients are also removed to prevent users from # inadvertently attempting to use these commands and therefore exposing # their credentials. Note that removing the rsh package removes the # clients for rsh , rcp and rlogin . # # Audit # ===== # Run the following commands and verify rsh is not installed: # # dpkg -s rsh-client # dpkg -s rsh-redone-client # # Remediation # =========== # Run the following command to uninstall rsh : # # apt-get remove rsh-client rsh-redone-client # # Impact # ====== # Many insecure service clients are used as troubleshooting tools and in # testing environments. Uninstalling them can inhibit capability to test # and troubleshoot. If they are required it is advisable to remove the # clients after use to prevent accidental or intentional misuse. # # NOTE # ==== # It is not possible to remove rsh-client by means of SaltStack because # of the way SaltStack checks that package was really removed. 'rsh-client' # is "provided" by openssh-client package, and SaltStack thinks that # it is the same as 'rsh-client is installed'. So each time we try to # remove 'rsh-client' on a system where 'openssh-client' is installed # (that's almost every system), we got state failure. # This was fixed in upstream SaltStack in 2018, not sure where we start using # this version. Until that moment 'rsh-client' should remain unmanaged. # parameters: linux: system: package: # rsh-client: # version: removed rsh-redone-client: version: removed