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CIS SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 Benchmark for Level 1 - Server

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Ensure firewall rules exist for all open ports

    Any ports that have been opened on non-loopback addresses need firewall rules to govern traffic.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Set Default firewalld Zone for Incoming Packets

    To set the default zone to <code>drop</code> for the built-in default zone which processes incoming IPv4 and IPv6 packets, modify the following lin...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • iptables and ip6tables

    A host-based firewall called <code>netfilter</code> is included as part of the Linux kernel distributed with the system. It is activated by default...
    Group
  • Install iptables Package

    The iptables package can be installed with the following command:
    $ sudo zypper install iptables
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure iptables are flushed

    nftables is a replacement for iptables, ip6tables, ebtables and arptables
    Rule Medium Severity

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