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Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    Group
  • The Photon operating system must not forward IPv4 or IPv6 source-routed packets.

    Source routing is an Internet Protocol mechanism that allows an IP packet to carry information, a list of addresses, that tells a router the path the packet must take. There is also an option to re...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    Group
  • The Photon operating system must not respond to IPv4 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echoes sent to a broadcast address.

    Responding to broadcast (ICMP) echoes facilitates network mapping and provides a vector for amplification attacks.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    Group
  • The Photon operating system must prevent IPv4 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages from being accepted.

    ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. These messages modify the host's route table and are unauthenticated. An ill...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    Group
  • The Photon operating system must prevent IPv4 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) secure redirect messages from being accepted.

    ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. These messages modify the host's route table and are unauthenticated. An ill...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

    Group
  • The Photon operating system must not send IPv4 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects.

    ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. These messages contain information from the system's route table, possibly r...
    Rule Medium Severity

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