Uninstall net-snmp Package
Description
The snmp package provides the snmpd service.
The snmp package can be removed with the following command:
Rationale
If there is no need to run SNMP server software,
removing the package provides a safeguard against its
activation.
Shell script
The following script can be run on the host to remediate the issue.
#!/bin/bash
# CAUTION: This remediation script will remove snmp
# from the system, and may remove any packages
# that depend on snmp. Execute this
# remediation AFTER testing on a non-production
# system!
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get remove -y "snmp"
Ansible playbook
The following playbook can be run with Ansible to remediate the issue.
- name: Ensure snmp is removed
package:
name: snmp
state: absent
tags:
- PCI-DSSv4-2.2.4
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- no_reboot_needed
- package_net-snmp_removed
- unknown_severity
