UBTU-16-030510 - The Ubuntu operating system must be configured to use TCP syncookies.

Information

DoS is a condition when a resource is not available for legitimate users. When this occurs, the organization either cannot accomplish its mission or must operate at degraded capacity.

Managing excess capacity ensures that sufficient capacity is available to counter flooding attacks. Employing increased capacity and service redundancy may reduce the susceptibility to some DoS attacks. Managing excess capacity may include, for example, establishing selected usage priorities, quotas, or partitioning.

Solution

Configure the Ubuntu operating system to use TCP syncookies, by running the following command:

# sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies=1

If '1' 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.tcp_syncookies = 1

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_CAN_Ubuntu_16-04_LTS_V2R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-5(2), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001095, Rule-ID|SV-215144r610931_rule, STIG-ID|UBTU-16-030510, STIG-Legacy|SV-90549, STIG-Legacy|V-75869, Vuln-ID|V-215144

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 3754f14a74b42e1074bde78cebbdcc4e83f15a145ff9f4985f7fbef95fef35dc