{"description": "The package <tt>uuidd</tt> is not installed on normal Linux distribution\nby default. Applications require this package to avoid database\ninconsistences caused by duplicated UUIDs. Especially in banking services\nwith SAP where massive UUIDs are created in a short time period, it is\nimportant to install the package <tt>uuidd</tt>. More information can be\nfound in SAP note 1391070.\nThe <code>uuidd</code> package can be installed with the following command:\n<pre>\n$ apt-get install uuidd</pre>", "rationale": "The <tt>uuidd</tt> package contains a userspace daemon (uuidd) which is\nused to generate unique identifiers even at very high rates on\nSMP systems.", "severity": "medium", "references": {}, "control_references": {}, "components": [], "identifiers": {}, "ocil_clause": "the package is not installed", "ocil": " Run the following command to determine if the <code>uuidd</code> package is installed: <pre>$ dpkg -l  uuidd</pre>", "oval_external_content": null, "fixtext": "", "checktext": "", "vuldiscussion": "", "srg_requirement": "", "warnings": [], "conflicts": [], "requires": [], "policy_specific_content": {}, "platform": null, "platforms": [], "sce_metadata": {}, "inherited_platforms": [], "cpe_platform_names": [], "inherited_cpe_platform_names": [], "bash_conditional": null, "fixes": {}, "title": "Package uuidd Installed", "definition_location": "/aptdata/openscap/scap-security-guide/linux_os/guide/system/software/sap_host/package_uuidd_installed/rule.yml", "template": {"name": "package_installed", "vars": {"pkgname": "uuidd"}, "backends": {}}}