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The Photon operating system must not send IPv4 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. These messages contain information from the system's route table, possibly revealing portions of the network topology.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-258890r933731_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Navigate to and open:

/etc/sysctl.d/zz-stig-hardening.conf

Add or update the following lines: