Uninstall rsync Package

Classification:

compliance

Framework:

Control:

Description

The rsyncd service can be used to synchronize files between systems over network links. The rsync package can be removed with the following command:


$ apt-get remove rsync

Rationale

The rsyncd service presents a security risk as it uses unencrypted protocols for communication.

Remediation

Shell script

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

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

DEBIAN\_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove -y "rsync"

Ansible playbook

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

- name: Ensure rsync is removed
 package:
 name: rsync
 state: absent
 tags:
 - disable\_strategy
 - low\_complexity
 - low\_disruption
 - medium\_severity
 - no\_reboot\_needed
 - package\_rsync\_removed