Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-217913 | RHEL-06-000082 | SV-217913r505923_rule | Medium |
Description |
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IP forwarding permits the kernel to forward packets from one network interface to another. The ability to forward packets between two networks 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-19394r376754_chk ) |
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The status of the "net.ipv4.ip_forward" kernel parameter can be queried by running the following command: $ sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0 $ grep net.ipv4.ip_forward /etc/sysctl.conf /etc/sysctl.d/* net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0 If "net.ipv4.ip_forward" 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-19392r376755_fix) |
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To set the runtime status of the "net.ipv4.ip_forward" kernel parameter, run the following command: # sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=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.ip_forward = 0 Issue the following command to make the changes take effect: # sysctl --system |