Verify ufw Enabled
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The ufw service can be enabled with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable ufw.service
Rationale
The ufw service must be enabled and running in order for ufw to protect the system
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_service_ufw_enabled
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - OS Build Blueprint
[customizations.services]
enabled = ["ufw"]
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
tags:
- enable_strategy
- low_complexity
Remediation - Puppet
include enable_ufw
class enable_ufw {
service {'ufw':
enable => true,
ensure => 'running',
Remediation - Shell Script
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ] && { ( [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ] && dpkg-query --show --showformat='${db:Status-Status}\n' 'ufw' 2>/dev/null | grep -q installed ); }; then
SYSTEMCTL_EXEC='/usr/bin/systemctl'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" unmask 'ufw.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" start 'ufw.service'