Disable Network Router Discovery Daemon (rdisc)

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The rdisc service implements the client side of the ICMP Internet Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP), which allows discovery of routers on the local subnet. If a router is discovered then the local routing table is updated with a corresponding default route. By default this daemon is disabled. The rdisc service can be disabled with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl mask --now rdisc.service

Rationale

General-purpose systems typically have their network and routing information configured statically by a system administrator. Workstations or some special-purpose systems often use DHCP (instead of IRDP) to retrieve dynamic network configuration information.

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_service_rdisc_disabled
Severity: Medium
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Updated: about 1 year ago


[customizations.services]
disabled = ["rdisc"]

- name: Block Disable service rdisc
  block:

  - name: Disable service rdisc
    block:
    - name: Disable service rdisc
      systemd:
        name: rdisc.service
        enabled: 'no'
        state: stopped
        masked: 'yes'
    rescue:

    - name: Intentionally ignored previous 'Disable service rdisc' failure, service
        was already disabled
      meta: noop
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:
  - NIST-800-53-AC-4
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_rdisc_disabled

- name: Unit Socket Exists - rdisc.socket
  command: systemctl -q list-unit-files rdisc.socket
  register: socket_file_exists
  changed_when: false
  failed_when: socket_file_exists.rc not in [0, 1]
  check_mode: false
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:
  - NIST-800-53-AC-4
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_rdisc_disabled

- name: Disable socket rdisc
  systemd:
    name: rdisc.socket
    enabled: 'no'
    state: stopped
    masked: 'yes'
  when:
  - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  - socket_file_exists.stdout_lines is search("rdisc.socket",multiline=True)
  tags:
  - NIST-800-53-AC-4
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
  - disable_strategy
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - service_rdisc_disabled

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then

SYSTEMCTL_EXEC='/usr/bin/systemctl'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" stop 'rdisc.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" disable 'rdisc.service'"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" mask 'rdisc.service'
# Disable socket activation if we have a unit file for it
if "$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" -q list-unit-files rdisc.socket; then
    "$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" stop 'rdisc.socket'
    "$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" mask 'rdisc.socket'
fi
# The service may not be running because it has been started and failed,
# so let's reset the state so OVAL checks pass.
# Service should be 'inactive', not 'failed' after reboot though.
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" reset-failed 'rdisc.service' || true

else
    >&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi

include disable_rdisc

class disable_rdisc {
  service {'rdisc':
    enable => false,
    ensure => 'stopped',  }
}

Disable Network Router Discovery Daemon (rdisc)

Description

Rationale

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