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RHEL 9 must log IPv4 packets with impossible addresses.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-257960 | RHEL-09-253025 | SV-257960r991589_rule | Medium |
| Description |
|---|
| The presence of "martian" packets (which have impossible addresses) as well as spoofed packets, source-routed packets, and redirects could be a sign of nefarious network activity. Logging these packets enables this activity to be detected. |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-06-04 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-61701r925865_chk ) |
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| Verify RHEL 9 logs IPv4 martian packets. Check the value of the accept source route variable with the following command: $ sudo sysctl net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians = 1 If the returned line does not have a value of "1", a line is not returned, or the line is commented out, this is a finding. Check that the configuration files are present to enable this network parameter. $ sudo /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl --cat-config | egrep -v '^(#|;)' | grep -F net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians | tail -1 net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians = 1 If "net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians" is not set to "1" or is missing, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-61625r925866_fix) |
|---|
| Configure RHEL 9 to log martian packets on IPv4 interfaces. Add or edit the following line in a single system configuration file, in the "/etc/sysctl.d/" directory: net.ipv4.conf.all.log_martians=1 Load settings from all system configuration files with the following command: $ sudo sysctl --system |