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TCP backlog queue sizes must be set appropriately.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-23741 GEN003601 SV-28638r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
To provide some mitigation to TCP DoS attacks, the TCP backlog queue sizes must be set to at least 1280 or in accordance with product-specific guidelines.
STIG Date
VMware ESX 3 Server 2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-28893r1_chk )
Determine if the system's TCP backlog queue size is set to 1280 or higher. If it is not, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-25915r1_fix)
Set the system's TCP backlog queue size to 1280 or greater.