documentation_complete: true


title: 'Uninstall talk Package'

description: |-
    The <tt>talk</tt> package contains the client program for the
    Internet talk protocol, which allows the user to chat with other users on
    different systems. Talk is a communication program which copies lines from one
    terminal to the terminal of another user.
    {{{ describe_package_remove(package="talk") }}}

rationale: |-
    The talk software presents a security risk as it uses unencrypted protocols
    for communications. Removing the <tt>talk</tt> package decreases the
    risk of the accidental (or intentional) activation of talk client program.

severity: medium

identifiers:
    cce@rhel8: CCE-80848-5
    cce@rhel9: CCE-84157-7
    cce@rhel10: CCE-90657-8
    cce@sle12: CCE-91456-4
    cce@sle15: CCE-91432-5
    cce@slmicro5: CCE-93900-9

references:
    cis@sle12: 2.3.3
    cis@sle15: 2.3.3
    hipaa: 164.308(a)(4)(i),164.308(b)(1),164.308(b)(3),164.310(b),164.312(e)(1),164.312(e)(2)(ii)

{{{ complete_ocil_entry_package(package="talk") }}}

template:
    name: package_removed
    vars:
        pkgname: talk

{{% if product in ["rhel8", "rhel9"] %}}
warnings:
    - general:
        The package is not available in {{{ full_name }}}.
{{% endif %}}
