Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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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 -
Configure Auto Configuration on All IPv6 Interfaces By Default
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.default.autoconf</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -w net...Rule Unknown Severity -
Configure Maximum Number of Autoconfigured Addresses on All IPv6 Interfaces By Default
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.default.max_addresses</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo sysctl -...Rule Unknown Severity -
Configure Denying Router Solicitations on All IPv6 Interfaces By Default
To set the runtime status of the <code>net.ipv6.conf.default.router_solicitations</code> kernel parameter, run the following command: <pre>$ sudo s...Rule Unknown Severity -
Limit Network-Transmitted Configuration if Using Static IPv6 Addresses
To limit the configuration information requested from other systems and accepted from the network on a system that uses statically-configured IPv6 ...Group -
Kernel Parameters Which Affect Networking
The <code>sysctl</code> utility is used to set parameters which affect the operation of the Linux kernel. Kernel parameters which affect networking...Group -
Network Related Kernel Runtime Parameters for Hosts and Routers
Certain kernel parameters should be set for systems which are acting as either hosts or routers to improve the system's ability defend against cert...Group -
net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_redirects
Disable ICMP Redirect AcceptanceValue -
net.ipv4.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
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