Enable Kernel Parameter to Ignore Bogus ICMP Error Responses on IPv4 Interfaces

An XCCDF Rule

Description

To set the runtime status of the net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses kernel parameter, run the following command:

$ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses=1

To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d:

net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses = 1

Rationale

Ignoring bogus ICMP error responses reduces log size, although some activity would not be logged.

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses
Severity: Unknown
References: BP28(R22)

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Req-1.4.3

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

CCE-82490-4

1.4.2
Updated: about 1 year ago

---
apiVersion: machineconfiguration.openshift.io/v1
kind: MachineConfig
spec:
  config:
    ignition:      version: 3.1.0
    storage:
      files:
      - contents:
          source: data:,net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses%3D1%0A
        mode: 0644
        path: /etc/sysctl.d/75-sysctl_net_ipv4_icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses.conf
        overwrite: true

Enable Kernel Parameter to Ignore Bogus ICMP Error Responses on IPv4 Interfaces

Description

Rationale

Remediation - Kubernetes Patch