The ALG that is part of a CDS, when transferring information between different security domains, must apply the same security policy filtering to metadata as it applies to data payloads.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Subjecting metadata to the same filtering and inspection policies as payload data helps to mitigate the risk of data compromise through covert channels. This security measure also helps prevent the bypassing of security policy filtering.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-204991r987756_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
If the ALG is part of a CDS, configure the ALG to apply the same security policy filtering to metadata as it applies to data payloads when transferring information between different security domains.