Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 10
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Verify User Who Owns /etc/ipsec.d Directory
To properly set the owner of/etc/ipsec.d
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/ipsec.d
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Verify Permissions On /etc/ipsec.d Directory
To properly set the permissions of/etc/ipsec.d
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/ipsec.d
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Verify Group Who Owns /etc/ipsec.conf File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/ipsec.conf
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/ipsec.conf
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Verify Group Who Owns /etc/ipsec.secrets File
To properly set the group owner of/etc/ipsec.secrets
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/ipsec.secrets
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Verify User Who Owns /etc/ipsec.conf File
To properly set the owner of/etc/ipsec.conf
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/ipsec.conf
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Verify User Who Owns /etc/ipsec.secrets File
To properly set the owner of/etc/ipsec.secrets
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/ipsec.secrets
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Verify Permissions On /etc/ipsec.conf File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/ipsec.conf
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/ipsec.conf
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Verify Permissions On /etc/ipsec.secrets File
To properly set the permissions of/etc/ipsec.secrets
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/ipsec.secrets
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iptables and ip6tables
A host-based firewall called <code>netfilter</code> is included as part of the Linux kernel distributed with the system. It is activated by default...Group -
Verify Group Who Owns /etc/iptables Directory
To properly set the group owner of/etc/iptables
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/iptables
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Verify User Who Owns /etc/iptables Directory
To properly set the owner of/etc/iptables
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/iptables
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Verify Permissions On /etc/iptables Directory
To properly set the permissions of/etc/iptables
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0700 /etc/iptables
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IPv6
The system includes support for Internet Protocol version 6. A major and often-mentioned improvement over IPv4 is its enormous increase in the numb...Group -
Configure IPv6 Settings if Necessary
A major feature of IPv6 is the extent to which systems implementing it can automatically configure their networking devices using information from ...Group -
net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra_defrtr
Accept default router in router advertisements?Value -
net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra_pinfo
Accept prefix information in router advertisements?Value -
net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_ra_rtr_pref
Accept router preference in router advertisements?Value -
net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects
Toggle ICMP Redirect AcceptanceValue -
net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route
Trackers could be using source-routed packets to generate traffic that seems to be intra-net, but actually was created outside and has been redirec...Value -
net.ipv6.conf.all.autoconf
Enable auto configuration on IPv6 interfacesValue -
net.ipv6.conf.all.max_addresses
Maximum number of autoconfigured IPv6 addressesValue -
net.ipv6.conf.all.router_solicitations
Accept all router solicitations?Value -
net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra_defrtr
Accept default router in router advertisements?Value -
net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra_pinfo
Accept prefix information in router advertisements?Value -
net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra_rtr_pref
Accept router preference in router advertisements?Value -
net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects
Toggle ICMP Redirect Acceptance By DefaultValue -
net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route
Trackers could be using source-routed packets to generate traffic that seems to be intra-net, but actually was created outside and has been redirec...Value -
Disable Kernel Parameter for Accepting Source-Routed Packets on all IPv6 Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Auto Configuration on All IPv6 Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.all.autoconf</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv...Rule Unknown Severity -
Configure Maximum Number of Autoconfigured Addresses on All IPv6 Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.all.max_addresses</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w ne...Rule Unknown Severity -
Configure Denying Router Solicitations on All IPv6 Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.all.router_solicitations</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysct...Rule Unknown Severity -
Configure Accepting Default Router in Router Advertisements on All IPv6 Interfaces By Default
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra_defrtr</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysct...Rule Unknown Severity -
Configure Accepting Prefix Information in Router Advertisements on All IPv6 Interfaces By Default
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra_pinfo</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl...Rule Unknown Severity -
Configure Accepting Router Preference in Router Advertisements on All IPv6 Interfaces By Default
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra_rtr_pref</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sys...Rule Unknown Severity -
Disable Kernel Parameter for Accepting ICMP Redirects by Default on IPv6 Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_redirects</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysct...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Kernel Parameter for Accepting Source-Routed Packets on IPv6 Interfaces by Default
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sy...Rule Medium Severity -
net.ipv4.conf.default.arp_filter
Controls whether the ARP filter is enabled or not. 1 - Allows you to have multiple network interfaces on the same subnet, and have the ARPs for ea...Value -
net.ipv4.conf.default.arp_ignore
Control the response modes for ARP queries that resolve local target IP addresses: 0 - (default): reply for any local target IP address, configure...Value -
net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter
Enable to enforce sanity checking, also called ingress filtering or egress filtering. The point is to drop a packet if the source and destination I...Value -
net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects
Enable to prevent hijacking of routing path by only allowing redirects from gateways known in routing table. Disable to refuse acceptance of secure...Value -
net.ipv4.conf.all.shared_media
Controls whether the system can send (router) or accept (host) RFC1620 shared media redirects. <code>shared_media</code> for the interface will be ...Value -
net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_redirects
Disable ICMP Redirect Acceptance?Value -
net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route
Disable IP source routing?Value -
net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter
Enables source route verificationValue -
net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects
Enable to prevent hijacking of routing path by only allowing redirects from gateways known in routing table. Disable to refuse acceptance of secure...Value -
net.ipv4.conf.default.shared_media
Controls whether the system can send(router) or accept(host) RFC1620 shared media redirects. <code>shared_media</code> for the interface will be en...Value -
net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses
Enable to prevent unnecessary loggingValue -
net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337
Enable to enable TCP behavior conformant with RFC 1337Value -
net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies
Enable to turn on TCP SYN Cookie ProtectionValue -
Disable Accepting Packets Routed Between Local Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_local</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net...Rule Medium Severity
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