Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-230525 | RHEL-08-040150 | SV-230525r599732_rule | Medium |
Description |
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DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot accomplish its mission or must operate at degraded capacity. This requirement addresses the configuration of RHEL 8 to mitigate the impact of DoS attacks that have occurred or are ongoing on system availability. For each system, known and potential DoS attacks must be identified and solutions for each type implemented. A variety of technologies exists to limit or, in some cases, eliminate the effects of DoS attacks (e.g., limiting processes or establishing memory partitions). Employing increased capacity and bandwidth, combined with service redundancy, may reduce the susceptibility to some DoS attacks. Since version 0.6.0, "firewalld" has incorporated "nftables" as its backend support. Utilizing the limit statement in "nftables" can help to mitigate DoS attacks. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2020-11-25 |
Check Text ( C-33194r568321_chk ) |
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Verify "nftables" is configured to allow rate limits on any connection to the system with the following commands: Check that the "nftables.service" is active and running: $ sudo systemctl status nftables.service nftables.service - Netfilter Tables Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/nftables.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: active (running) Verify "firewalld" has "nftables" set as the default backend: $ sudo grep -i firewallbackend /etc/firewalld/firewalld.conf # FirewallBackend FirewallBackend=nftables If the "nftables" is not active, running and set as the "firewallbackend" default, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-33169r568322_fix) |
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Install "nftables" packages onto the host with the following commands: $ sudo yum install nftables.x86_64 1:0.9.0-14.el8 Configure the "nftables" service to automatically start after reboot with the following command: $ sudo systemctl enable nftables.service Configure "nftables" to be the default "firewallbackend" for "firewalld" by adding or editing the following line in "etc/firewalld/firewalld.conf": FirewallBackend=nftables Establish rate-limiting rules based on organization-defined types of DoS attacks on impacted network interfaces. |