Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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RHEL-06-000106 | RHEL-06-000106 | RHEL-06-000106_rule | Medium |
Description |
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The "ip6tables" service provides the system's host-based firewalling capability for IPv6 and ICMPv6. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2013-02-05 |
Check Text ( C-RHEL-06-000106_chk ) |
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Run the following command to determine the current status of the "ip6tables" service: # service ip6tables status If the service is enabled, it should return the following: ip6tables is running... If the service is not running, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-RHEL-06-000106_fix) |
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The "ip6tables" service can be enabled with the following command: # chkconfig ip6tables on |