The operating system must connect to external networks or information systems only through managed IPv4 interfaces consisting of boundary protection devices arranged in accordance with an organizational security architecture.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-38560	RHEL-06-000116	SV-50361r1_rule		Medium

Description
The "iptables" service provides the system's host-based firewalling capability for IPv4 and ICMP.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-06-03

Details

Check Text ( C-46118r1_chk )
If the system is a cross-domain system, this is not applicable. Run the following command to determine the current status of the "iptables" service: # service iptables status If the service is enabled, it should return the following: iptables is running... If the service is not running, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-43508r1_fix)
The "iptables" service can be enabled with the following command: # chkconfig iptables on