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Enable the CUPS service, as necessary.


CONTROL ID
04978
CONTROL TYPE
Configuration
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS



This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
  • Disable all unnecessary services unless otherwise noted in a policy exception., CC ID: 00880

There are no implementation support Controls.


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH



  • Ensure CUPS is not installed Description: The Common Unix Print System (CUPS) provides the ability to print to both local and network printers. A system running CUPS can also accept print jobs from remote systems and print them to local printers. It also provides a web based remote administration ca… (2.2.4, CIS Amazon Linux 2 Benchmark, v.2.0.0, Level 1)
  • Ensure CUPS is not installed Description: The Common Unix Print System (CUPS) provides the ability to print to both local and network printers. A system running CUPS can also accept print jobs from remote systems and print them to local printers. It also provides a web based remote administration ca… (2.2.4, CIS Amazon Linux 2 Benchmark, v.2.0.0, Level 2)
  • Title: Disable Print Server - CUPS Description: The Common Unix Print System (CUPS) provides the ability to print to both local and network printers. A system running CUPS can also accept print jobs from remote systems and print them to local printers. It also provides a web based remote administ… (Rule: xccdf_org.cisecurity.benchmarks_rule_3.4_Disable_Print_Server_-_CUPS Artifact Expression: xccdf_org.cisecurity.benchmarks_ae_3.4.1_services.cups, The Center for Internet Security CentOS 6 Level 1 Benchmark, 1.0.0)
  • Title: Disable Print Server - CUPS Description: The Common Unix Print System (CUPS) provides the ability to print to both local and network printers. A system running CUPS can also accept print jobs from remote systems and print them to local printers. It also provides a web based remote adminis… (Rule:xccdf_org.cisecurity.benchmarks_rule_3.4_Disable_Print_Server_-_CUPS Artifact Expression:xccdf_org.cisecurity.benchmarks_ae_3.4.1_services.cups, The Center for Internet Security Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Level 1 Benchmark, 1.2.0)
  • Title: Disable Print Server - CUPS Description: The Common Unix Print System (CUPS) provides the ability to print to both local and network printers. A system running CUPS can also accept print jobs from remote systems and print them to local printers. It also provides a web based remote adminis… (Rule:xccdf_org.cisecurity.benchmarks_rule_3.4_Disable_Print_Server_-_CUPS Artifact Expression:xccdf_org.cisecurity.benchmarks_ae_3.4.1_services.cups, The Center for Internet Security Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Level 2 Benchmark, 1.2.0)
  • Title: Ensure print server is not enabled Description: The Common Unix Print System (CUPS) provides the ability to print to both local and network printers. A system running CUPS can also accept print jobs from remote systems and print them to local printers. It also provides a web based remo… (Rule: xccdf_org.cisecurity.benchmarks_rule_6.3_Ensure_print_server_is_not_enabled Artifact Expression: xccdf_org.cisecurity.benchmarks_ae_6.3.1_services.cups, The Center for Internet Security Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Level 1 Benchmark, v1.0.0)
  • Title: Ensure print server is not enabled Description: The Common Unix Print System (CUPS) provides the ability to print to both local and network printers. A system running CUPS can also accept print jobs from remote systems and print them to local printers. It also provides a web based remo… (Rule: xccdf_org.cisecurity.benchmarks_rule_6.3_Ensure_print_server_is_not_enabled Artifact Expression: xccdf_org.cisecurity.benchmarks_ae_6.3.1_services.cups, The Center for Internet Security Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Level 2 Benchmark, v1.0.0)
  • Ensure CUPS is not enabled Description: The Common Unix Print System (CUPS) provides the ability to print to both local and network printers. A system running CUPS can also accept print jobs from remote systems and print them to local printers. It also provides a web based remote administration capa… (2.2.16, CIS Oracle Linux 8 Benchmark, Server Level 1, v1.0.1)
  • Ensure CUPS is not enabled Description: The Common Unix Print System (CUPS) provides the ability to print to both local and network printers. A system running CUPS can also accept print jobs from remote systems and print them to local printers. It also provides a web based remote administration capa… (2.2.16, CIS Oracle Linux 8 Benchmark, Server Level 2, v1.0.1)
  • The cups service should be enabled or disabled as appropriate. Technical Mechanisms: via chkconfig Parameters: enabled / disabled References: Section: 3.8.1, Value: disabled CCE-U-203 (CCE-4112-9, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 5.20130214)
  • CUPS service should be enabled or disabled as appropriate Technical Mechanisms: via chkconfig Parameters: enabled/disabled References: Section: 3.8.1, Value: disabled (CCE-3755-6, Common Configuration Enumeration List, Combined XML: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 5.20130214)