Guide to the Secure Configuration of Oracle Linux 9
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Prevent Routing External Traffic to Local Loopback on All IPv4 Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.conf.all.route_localnet</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w n...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable Kernel Parameter to Use Reverse Path Filtering on all IPv4 Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net.ip...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Kernel Parameter for Accepting Secure ICMP Redirects on all IPv4 Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.conf.all.secure_redirects</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Sending and Accepting Shared Media Redirects for All IPv4 Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.conf.all.shared_media</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Kernel Parameter for Accepting ICMP Redirects by Default on IPv4 Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.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 IPv4 Interfaces by Default
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.conf.default.accept_source_route</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sy...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable Kernel Paremeter to Log Martian Packets on all IPv4 Interfaces by Default
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.conf.default.log_martians</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w...Rule Unknown Severity -
Enable Kernel Parameter to Use Reverse Path Filtering on all IPv4 Interfaces by Default
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w ne...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Kernel Parameter for Accepting Secure Redirects By Default
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.conf.default.secure_redirects</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysct...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Kernel Parameter for Sending ICMP Redirects on all IPv4 Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w n...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Sending and Accepting Shared Media Redirects by Default
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.conf.default.shared_media</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable Kernel Parameter to Ignore ICMP Broadcast Echo Requests on IPv4 Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl ...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable Kernel Parameter to Ignore Bogus ICMP Error Responses on IPv4 Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo s...Rule Unknown Severity -
Set Kernel Parameter to Increase Local Port Range
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net.i...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Kernel to Rate Limit Sending of Duplicate TCP Acknowledgments
Make sure that the system is configured to limit the maximal rate for sending duplicate acknowledgments in response to incoming TCP packets that ar...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable Kernel Parameter to Use TCP RFC 1337 on IPv4 Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_...Rule Medium Severity -
Enable Kernel Parameter to Use TCP Syncookies on Network Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.t...Rule Medium Severity -
Network Parameters for Hosts Only
If the system is not going to be used as a router, then setting certain kernel parameters ensure that the host will not perform routing of network ...Group -
Disable Kernel Parameter for Sending ICMP Redirects on all IPv4 Interfaces by Default
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl ...Rule Medium Severity -
Disable Kernel Parameter for IP Forwarding on IPv4 Interfaces
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv4.ip_forward</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_fo...Rule Medium Severity
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