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Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000297-GPOS-00115
An OL 8 firewall must employ a deny-all, allow-by-exception policy for allowing connections to other systems.
An OL 8 firewall must employ a deny-all, allow-by-exception policy for allowing connections to other systems.
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An OL 8 firewall must employ a deny-all, allow-by-exception policy for allowing connections to other systems.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>Failure to restrict network connectivity only to authorized systems permits inbound connections from malicious systems. It also permits outbound connections that may facilitate exfiltration of DoD data. OL 8 incorporates the "firewalld" daemon, which allows for many different configurations. One of these configurations is zones. Zones can be used in a deny-all, allow-by-exception approach. The default "drop" zone will drop all incoming network packets unless it is explicitly allowed by the configuration file or is related to an outgoing network connection.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>