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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • If the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server is required, RHEL 9 TFTP daemon must be configured to operate in secure mode.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Restricting TFTP to a specific directory prevents remote users from copying, transferring, or overwriting system files. Using...
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  • SRG-OS-000046-GPOS-00022

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  • RHEL 9 must forward mail from postmaster to the root account using a postfix alias.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required....
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 libreswan package must be installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Providing the ability for remote users or systems to initiate a secure VPN connection protects information when it is transmi...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • There must be no shosts.equiv files on RHEL 9.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The shosts.equiv files are used to configure host-based authentication for the system via SSH. Host-based authentication is n...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • There must be no .shosts files on RHEL 9.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The .shosts files are used to configure host-based authentication for individual users or the system via SSH. Host-based auth...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must be configured to use TCP syncookies.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Denial of service (DoS) is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organizat...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must ignore Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. Thes...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must not forward Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) source-routed packets.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest routers forward the packet along a different path than config...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must log IPv4 packets with impossible addresses.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The presence of "martian" packets (which have impossible addresses) as well as spoofed packets, source-routed packets, and re...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must log IPv4 packets with impossible addresses by default.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The presence of "martian" packets (which have impossible addresses) as well as spoofed packets, source-routed packets, and re...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must use reverse path filtering on all IPv4 interfaces.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Enabling reverse path filtering drops packets with source addresses that should not have been able to be received on the inte...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must prevent IPv4 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages from being accepted.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. Thes...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must not forward IPv4 source-routed packets by default.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest routers forward the packet along a different path than config...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must use a reverse-path filter for IPv4 network traffic when possible by default.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Enabling reverse path filtering drops packets with source addresses that should not have been able to be received on the inte...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must not respond to Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echoes sent to a broadcast address.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Responding to broadcast (ICMP) echoes facilitates network mapping and provides a vector for amplification attacks. Ignoring ...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must limit the number of bogus Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) response errors logs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Some routers will send responses to broadcast frames that violate RFC-1122, which fills up a log file system with many useles...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must not send Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. Thes...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must not allow interfaces to perform Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects by default.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. Thes...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must not enable IPv4 packet forwarding unless the system is a router.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Routing protocol daemons are typically used on routers to exchange network topology information with other routers. If this c...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must not accept router advertisements on all IPv6 interfaces.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;An illicit router advertisement message could result in a man-in-the-middle attack.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;FalsePositives&...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must ignore IPv6 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;An illicit ICMP redirect message could result in a man-in-the-middle attack.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;FalsePositives&gt;&lt;...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must not forward IPv6 source-routed packets.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest that routers forward the packet along a different path than c...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must not enable IPv6 packet forwarding unless the system is a router.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;IP forwarding permits the kernel to forward packets from one network interface to another. The ability to forward packets bet...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must not accept router advertisements on all IPv6 interfaces by default.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;An illicit router advertisement message could result in a man-in-the-middle attack.&lt;/VulnDiscussion&gt;&lt;FalsePositives&...
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  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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  • RHEL 9 must prevent IPv6 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages from being accepted.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. Thes...
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