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Guide to the Secure Configuration of SUSE Linux Enterprise 15

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Nftables Base Chain Types

    Base chains are those that are registered into the Netfilter hooks, i.e. these chains see packets flowing through the Linux TCP/IP stack. The poss...
    Value
  • Nftables Families

    Netfilter enables filtering at multiple networking levels. With iptables there is a separate tool for each level: iptables, ip6tables, arptables, ...
    Value
  • Nftables Master configuration file

    The file which contains top level configuration for nftables service, and with which, the service is started.
    Value
  • Nftables Tables

    Tables in nftables hold chains. Each table only has one address family and only applies to packets of this family. Tables can have one of six fami...
    Value
  • Install nftables Package

    nftables provides a new in-kernel packet classification framework that is based on a network-specific Virtual Machine (VM) and a new nft userspace ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Uninstall nftables package

    nftables is a subsystem of the Linux kernel providing filtering and classification of network packets/datagrams/frames and is the successor to ipta...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify nftables Service is Enabled

    The nftables service allows for the loading of nftables rulesets during boot, or starting on the nftables service The <code>nftables</code> servic...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify nftables Service is Disabled

    nftables is a subsystem of the Linux kernel providing filtering and classification of network packets/datagrams/frames and is the successor to ipta...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • antivirus_use_jit SELinux Boolean

    default - Default SELinux boolean setting.
    on - SELinux boolean is enabled.
    off - SELinux boolean is disabled.
    Value
  • Ensure nftables Rules are Permanent

    nftables is a subsystem of the Linux kernel providing filtering and classification of network packets/datagrams/frames. The nftables service reads ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Base Chains Exist for Nftables

    Tables in nftables hold chains. Each table only has one address family and only applies to packets of this family. Tables can have one of six famil...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set nftables Configuration for Loopback Traffic

    Configure the loopback interface to accept traffic. Configure all other interfaces to deny traffic to the loopback network.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure all outbound and established connections are configured for nftables

    Configure the nftables firewall rules for new outbound and established connections
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure a Table Exists for Nftables

    Tables in nftables hold chains. Each table only has one address family and only applies to packets of this family. Tables can have one of six famil...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SuSEfirewall2

    The SuSEfirewall2 provides a managed firewall.
    Group
  • Uncomplicated Firewall (ufw)

    The Linux kernel in Ubuntu provides a packet filtering system called netfilter, and the traditional interface for manipulating netfilter are the ip...
    Group
  • Verify ufw Enabled

    The ufw service can be enabled with the following command:
    $ sudo systemctl enable ufw.service
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Uncommon Network Protocols

    The system includes support for several network protocols which are not commonly used. Although security vulnerabilities in kernel networking code ...
    Group
  • Disable DCCP Support

    The Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) is a relatively new transport layer protocol, designed to support streaming media and telephony. T...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Disable RDS Support

    The Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol is a transport layer protocol designed to provide reliable high-bandwidth, low-latency communications ...
    Rule Low Severity

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