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id: nis-client
info:
name: Ensure NIS Client is Not Installed
author: Th3l0newolf
severity: info
description: |
The nis package provides the Network Information Service client, which is insecure and deprecated.If not explicitly required, it should be removed to reduce the systems attack surface.
remediation: |
- Ensure the nis package is not installed unless explicitly required.
- To remove the package, run: sudo apt-get remove nis -y
reference:
- https://www.cisecurity.org/benchmark/ubuntu_linux
metadata:
verified: true
tags: cis,local,cisecurity,audit,linux,ubuntu,nis
self-contained: true
code:
- engine:
- bash
args:
- "-c"
- |
# Check if the nis package is installed
if dpkg-query -W -f='${Status}' nis 2>/dev/null | grep -q "install ok installed"; then
echo "[cis-nis-client-check:Policy-Fail] [NIS is installed] [CIS_FAIL]"
else
echo "[cis-nis-client-check:Policy-Pass] [NIS is not installed] [CIS_PASS]"
fi
matchers:
- type: word
name: policy-pass
words:
- "Policy-Pass"
- type: word
name: policy-fail
words:
- "Policy-Fail"
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