Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-38529 | RHEL-06-000089 | SV-50330r2_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Accepting source-routed packets in the IPv4 protocol has few legitimate uses. It should be disabled unless it is absolutely required. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2017-04-28 |
Check Text ( None ) |
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None |
Fix Text (F-43478r1_fix) |
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To set the runtime status of the "net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route" kernel parameter, run the following command: # sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route=0 If this is not the system's default value, add the following line to "/etc/sysctl.conf": net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route = 0 |