Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-217911 | RHEL-06-000080 | SV-217911r505923_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Sending ICMP redirects permits the system to instruct other systems to update their routing information. The ability to send ICMP redirects is only appropriate for systems acting as routers. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2020-09-03 |
Check Text ( C-19392r376748_chk ) |
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The status of the "net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects" kernel parameter can be queried by running the following command: $ sysctl net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects = 0 $ grep net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/* net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects = 0 If "net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects" is not configured in the /etc/sysctl.conf file or in the /etc/sysctl.d/ directory, is commented out, or does not have a value of "0", this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-19390r376749_fix) |
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To set the runtime status of the "net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects" kernel parameter, run the following command: # sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects=0 Set the system to the required kernel parameter by adding the following line to "/etc/sysctl.conf" or a config file in the /etc/sysctl.d/ directory (or modify the line to have the required value): net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects = 0 Issue the following command to make the changes take effect: # sysctl --system |