[INSE-8000] The inetd service is not detected

[ferorge]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
When lynis runs the test [INSE-8000] it does not detect the inetd service that is running.
Consequently tests [INSE-8002], [INSE-8004] and [INSE-8016] are skipped and test [INSE-8006] returns an improvement suggestion.
OS: ubuntu 24.04
lynis:3.1.2

2024-05-14 05:29:07 ====
2024-05-14 05:29:07 Performing test ID INSE-8000 (Installed inetd package)
2024-05-14 05:29:07 Test: Checking if inetd is installed
2024-05-14 05:29:07 Result: inetd is NOT installed
2024-05-14 05:29:07 ====
2024-05-14 05:29:08 Skipped test INSE-8002 (Check for enabled inet daemon)
2024-05-14 05:29:08 Reason to skip: Prerequisites not met (ie missing tool, other type of Linux distribution)
2024-05-14 05:29:08 ====
2024-05-14 05:29:08 Skipped test INSE-8004 (Presence of inetd configuration file)
2024-05-14 05:29:08 Reason to skip: Prerequisites not met (ie missing tool, other type of Linux distribution)
2024-05-14 05:29:08 ====
2024-05-14 05:29:08 Performing test ID INSE-8006 (Check configuration of inetd when disabled)
2024-05-14 05:29:08 Test: check if all services are disabled when inetd is disabled
2024-05-14 05:29:08 Result: found services in inetd, even though inetd is not running
2024-05-14 05:29:08 Suggestion: Although inetd is not running, make sure no services are enabled in /etc/inetd.conf, or remove inetd service [test:INSE-8006] [details:-] [solution:-]
2024-05-14 05:29:08 ====

# systemctl status inetd
● inetutils-inetd.service - GNU Network Utilities internet superserver
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/inetutils-inetd.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Mon 2024-05-13 05:29:48 -03; 24h ago
       Docs: man:inetutils-inetd(8)
             https://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/manual/
   Main PID: 10340 (inetutils-inetd)
      Tasks: 1 (limit: 4425)
     Memory: 416.0K (peak: 1.0M)
        CPU: 67ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/inetutils-inetd.service
             └─10340 /usr/sbin/inetutils-inetd --foreground

may 13 05:29:48 tilde systemd[1]: Starting inetutils-inetd.service - GNU Network Utilities internet superserver...
may 13 05:29:48 tilde systemd[1]: Started inetutils-inetd.service - GNU Network Utilities internet superserver.

Describe the solution you'd like
I would like it to detect the inetd service so that it properly executes all the tests.

Thank you so much!
Greetings!

[mboelen]

Hi @ferorge

Thanks for reporting this. Inetd usage is definitely decreasing, so love to learn your reasoning for using it.

Do you have the chance to do some testing?

• Fork the project, then update line 64 of include/tests_insecure_services: if IsRunning "inetd" || IsRunning "inetutils-inetd"; then
• If that corrects the detection, then send it in as a pull request.