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UBTU-16-030580 - The Ubuntu operating system must not allow interfaces to perform Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects by default.
Information
Internet Control Message Protocol (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.Solution
Configure the Ubuntu operating system to not allow interfaces to perform Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects by default with the following command:# sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects=0
If '0' is not the system's default value then add or update the following line in '/etc/sysctl.conf' or in the appropriate file under '/etc/sysctl.d':
net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects=0
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_CAN_Ubuntu_16-04_LTS_V2R3_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG Ubuntu 16.04 LTS v2r3
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-215151r610931_rule, STIG-ID|UBTU-16-030580, STIG-Legacy|SV-90563, STIG-Legacy|V-75883, Vuln-ID|V-215151
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: b129d55a68d0536960151acb750da21b4279b70f6a05320763314c157ef74bb8