Oracle Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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The Oracle Linux operating system must not forward Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) source-routed packets.
<VulnDiscussion>Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest that routers forward the packet along a different path than c...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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The Oracle Linux operating system must use a reverse-path filter for IPv4 network traffic when possible on all interfaces.
<VulnDiscussion>Enabling reverse path filtering drops packets with invalid source addresses received on the interface. It should not be used...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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The Oracle Linux operating system must use a reverse-path filter for IPv4 network traffic when possible by default.
<VulnDiscussion>Enabling reverse path filtering drops packets with invalid source addresses received on the interface. It should not be used ...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Oracle Linux operating system must not forward Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) source-routed packets by default.
<VulnDiscussion>Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest that routers forward the packet along a different path than c...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
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The Oracle Linux operating system must not respond to Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echoes sent to a broadcast address.
<VulnDiscussion>Responding to broadcast (ICMP) echoes facilitates network mapping and provides a vector for amplification attacks.</VulnDi...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Oracle Linux operating system must prevent Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages from being accepted.
<VulnDiscussion>ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. Thes...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Oracle Linux operating system must ignore Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages.
<VulnDiscussion>ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. Thes...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Oracle Linux operating system must not allow interfaces to perform Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects by default.
<VulnDiscussion>ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. Thes...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Oracle Linux operating system must not send Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects.
<VulnDiscussion>ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. Thes...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
<GroupDescription></GroupDescription>Group -
The Oracle Linux operating system must not have a graphical display manager installed unless approved.
<VulnDiscussion>Internet services not required for system or application processes must not be active to decrease the attack surface of the s...Rule Medium Severity -
Network interfaces configured on The Oracle Linux operating system must not be in promiscuous mode.
<VulnDiscussion>Network interfaces in promiscuous mode allow for the capture of all network traffic visible to the system. If unauthorized in...Rule Medium Severity
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