Details

This entry starts the cmsd service when required. This is a calendar and appointment service.

The cmsd service is utilized by CDE to provide calendar functionality. If CDE is not required, this service should be disabled.

Solution

In /etc/inetd.conf, comment out the cmsd entry-

chsubserver -r inetd -C /etc/inetd.conf -d -v ‘cmsd’ -p ‘sunrpc_udp’

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/528

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|CM-7b.
• CSCv6|9.1

Source

• Tenable.com/audits