{"description": "The Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Daemon (<tt>acpid</tt>)\ndispatches ACPI events (such as power/reset button depressed) to userspace\nprograms.\n\nThe <code>acpid</code> service can be disabled with the following command:\n<pre>$ sudo systemctl mask --now acpid.service</pre>", "rationale": "ACPI support is highly desirable for systems in some network roles,\nsuch as laptops or desktops. For other systems, such as servers, it may permit\naccidental or trivially achievable denial of service situations and disabling\nit is appropriate.", "severity": "medium", "references": {"cis-csc": ["11", "14", "3", "9"], "cobit5": ["BAI10.01", "BAI10.02", "BAI10.03", "BAI10.05", "DSS05.02", "DSS05.05", "DSS06.06"], "isa-62443-2009": ["4.3.3.5.1", "4.3.3.5.2", "4.3.3.5.3", "4.3.3.5.4", "4.3.3.5.5", "4.3.3.5.6", "4.3.3.5.7", "4.3.3.5.8", "4.3.3.6.1", "4.3.3.6.2", "4.3.3.6.3", "4.3.3.6.4", "4.3.3.6.5", "4.3.3.6.6", "4.3.3.6.7", "4.3.3.6.8", "4.3.3.6.9", "4.3.3.7.1", "4.3.3.7.2", "4.3.3.7.3", "4.3.3.7.4", "4.3.4.3.2", "4.3.4.3.3"], "isa-62443-2013": ["SR 1.1", "SR 1.10", "SR 1.11", "SR 1.12", "SR 1.13", "SR 1.2", "SR 1.3", "SR 1.4", "SR 1.5", "SR 1.6", "SR 1.7", "SR 1.8", "SR 1.9", "SR 2.1", "SR 2.2", "SR 2.3", "SR 2.4", "SR 2.5", "SR 2.6", "SR 2.7", "SR 7.6"], "iso27001-2013": ["A.12.1.2", "A.12.5.1", "A.12.6.2", "A.14.2.2", "A.14.2.3", "A.14.2.4", "A.9.1.2"], "nist": ["CM-7(a)", "CM-7(b)", "CM-6(a)"], "nist-csf": ["PR.IP-1", "PR.PT-3"]}, "control_references": {}, "components": [], "identifiers": {}, "ocil_clause": "the \"acpid\" is loaded and not masked", "ocil": "To check that the <code>acpid</code> service is disabled in system boot configuration,\nrun the following command:\n<pre>$ sudo systemctl is-enabled <code>acpid</code></pre>\nOutput should indicate the <code>acpid</code> service has either not been installed,\nor has been disabled at all runlevels, as shown in the example below:\n<pre>$ sudo systemctl is-enabled <code>acpid</code><br/> disabled</pre>\n\nRun the following command to verify <code>acpid</code> is not active (i.e. not running) through current runtime configuration:\n<pre>$ sudo systemctl is-active acpid</pre>\n\nIf the service is not running the command will return the following output:\n<pre>inactive</pre>\n\nThe service will also be masked, to check that the <code>acpid</code> is masked, run the following command:\n<pre>$ sudo systemctl show <code>acpid</code> | grep \"LoadState\\|UnitFileState\"</pre>\n\nIf the service is masked the command will return the following outputs:\n\n<pre>LoadState=masked</pre>\n\n<pre>UnitFileState=masked</pre>", "oval_external_content": null, "fixtext": "", "checktext": "", "vuldiscussion": "", "srg_requirement": "", "warnings": [], "conflicts": [], "requires": [], "policy_specific_content": {}, "platform": "system_with_kernel", "platforms": ["system_with_kernel"], "sce_metadata": {"check-import": "stdout", "platform": ["multi_platform_all"], "environment": "any", "filename": "service_acpid_disabled.sh", "relative_path": "ubuntu2204/checks/sce/service_acpid_disabled.sh"}, "inherited_platforms": [], "cpe_platform_names": ["system_with_kernel"], "inherited_cpe_platform_names": [], "bash_conditional": null, "fixes": {}, "title": "Disable Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (acpid)", "definition_location": "/aptdata/openscap/scap-security-guide/linux_os/guide/services/base/service_acpid_disabled/rule.yml", "template": {"name": "service_disabled", "vars": {"servicename": "acpid"}, "backends": {}}}