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The system must employ a local firewall.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22582 GEN008520 SV-63149r1_rule Medium
Description
A local firewall protects the system from exposing unnecessary or undocumented network services to the local enclave. If a system within the enclave is compromised, firewall protection on an individual system continues to protect it from attack.
STIG Date
Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-02-25

Details

Check Text ( C-51891r1_chk )
Determine if the system is using a local firewall.
# chkconfig --list iptables
If the service is not "on" in the standard runlevel (ordinarily 3 or 5), this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-53733r1_fix)
Enable the system's local firewall.
# chkconfig iptables on
# service iptables start