Title

The SUSE operating system must not allow interfaces to send Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages by default. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

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 revealing portions of the network topology.

Check Content

Verify the SUSE operating system does not allow interfaces to perform IPv4 ICMP redirects by default. Check the value of the default IPv4 send_redirects variable with the following command: > sudo sysctl net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects = 0 If the network parameter "ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects" is not equal to "0" or nothing is returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the SUSE operating system to not allow interfaces to perform IPv4 ICMP redirects by default by running the following command as an administrator: > sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects=0 If "0" is not the system's default value, add or update the following line in "/etc/sysctl.d/99-stig.conf": > sudo sh -c 'echo "net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects=0" >> /etc/sysctl.d/99-stig.conf' > sudo sysctl --system

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-235022r622137_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-235022

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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