id: dns-server info: name: Ensure DNS Server Service is Not Installed author: Th3l0newolf severity: info description: | The bind9 package provides a DNS server for name resolution services.Running a DNS server on systems not designated for that purpose may expose them to unnecessary risks. remediation: | - Ensure the `bind9` package is not installed unless explicitly required. - To remove the package, run: sudo apt-get remove bind9 -y reference: - https://www.cisecurity.org/benchmark/ubuntu_linux metadata: verified: true tags: cis,local,cisecurity,audit,linux,ubuntu self-contained: true code: - engine: - bash args: - "-c" - | if dpkg-query -s bind9 &>/dev/null; then echo "[dns-server-check:Policy-Fail] [bind9 is installed] [CIS_FAIL]" else echo "[dns-server-check:Policy-Pass] [bind9 is not installed] [CIS_PASS]" fi matchers: - type: word name: policy-pass words: - "Policy-Pass" - type: word name: policy-fail words: - "Policy-Fail" # digest: 4a0a00473045022079762241d32803af268579ee2dbc0f109db253b5709ae57a79216a73d7c16fd10221009978493f411a9e4b7a4a019d640a19e03c4cf7380d39000f10276f9367c3674d:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950