Install ufw Package
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The ufw package can be installed with the following command:
$ apt-get install ufw
Rationale
ufw controls the Linux kernel network packet filtering
code. ufw allows system operators to set up firewalls and IP
masquerading, etc.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_ufw_installed
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - OS Build Blueprint
[[packages]]
name = "ufw"
version = "*"
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Ensure ufw is installed
package:
name: ufw
state: present
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
Remediation - Puppet
include install_ufw
class install_ufw {
package { 'ufw':
ensure => 'installed',
}
Remediation - Shell Script
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "ufw"
else