Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-38560 | RHEL-06-000116 | SV-50361r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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The "iptables" service provides the system's host-based firewalling capability for IPv4 and ICMP. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2013-06-03 |
Check Text ( C-46118r1_chk ) |
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If the system is a cross-domain system, this is not applicable. Run the following command to determine the current status of the "iptables" service: # service iptables status If the service is enabled, it should return the following: iptables is running... If the service is not running, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-43508r1_fix) |
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The "iptables" service can be enabled with the following command: # chkconfig iptables on |