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CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Benchmark for Level 1 - Workstation

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Install firewalld Package

    The firewalld package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo dnf install firewalld
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify firewalld Enabled

    The firewalld service can be enabled with the following command:
    $ sudo systemctl enable firewalld.service
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Strengthen the Default Ruleset

    The default rules can be strengthened. The system scripts that activate the firewall rules expect them to be defined in configuration files under t...
    Group
  • Configure Firewalld to Restrict Loopback Traffic

    Configure <code>firewalld</code> to restrict loopback traffic to the <code>lo</code> interface. The loopback traffic must be trusted by assigning ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Configure Firewalld to Trust Loopback Traffic

    Assign loopback interface to the <code>firewalld</code> <code>trusted</code> zone in order to explicitly allow the loopback traffic in the system. ...
    Rule Medium Severity

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