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title: Remove tnftp Package
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# Remove tnftp Package
 
## Description{% #description %}

tnftp an enhanced FTP client, is the user interface to the Internet standard File Transfer Protocol. The program allows a user to transfer files to and from a remote network site. The `ftp` package can be removed with the following command:

```
$ apt-get remove ftp
```

## Rationale{% #rationale %}

Unless there is a need to run the system using Internet standard File Transfer Protocol (for example, to allow anonymous downloads), it is recommended that the package be removed to reduce the potential attack surface.

## Remediation{% #remediation %}

### Shell script{% #shell-script %}

The following script can be run on the host to remediate the issue.

```bash
#!/bin/bash

# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove tnftp
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on tnftp. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!


# check wether the package is virtual: if not, remove it.
# if the package is virtual, iterate on providers
#  if a provider is installed, remove it
is_virtual=`apt-cache showpkg "tnftp" | grep -Pzc 'Versions: \n\n'`
if [ $is_virtual = 1 ]; then
    rprovides_line=`apt-cache showpkg "tnftp" | grep -n 'Reverse Provides:' | cut -f1 -d:`
    pkglist=`apt-cache showpkg "tnftp" | tail -n +$(($rprovides_line + 1)) | cut -f1 -d' '`
    for package in $pkglist; do
        not_installed=`apt-cache policy $package | grep -c 'Installed: (none)'`
	if [ $not_installed = 0 ]; then
	    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -o DPkg::Lock::Timeout=60 remove -y $package
	fi
    done
else
    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -o DPkg::Lock::Timeout=60 remove -y "tnftp"
fi
```

### Ansible playbook{% #ansible-playbook %}

The following playbook can be run with Ansible to remediate the issue.

```
- name: 'Remove tnftp Package: Ensure tnftp is removed'
  ansible.builtin.package:
    name: tnftp
    state: absent
  tags:
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - low_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - package_tnftp_removed
```