The Oracle Linux operating system must not allow interfaces to perform Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects by default.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-221880 | OL07-00-040650 | SV-221880r991589_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Oracle Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-221880r991589_chk)
Verify the system does not allow interfaces to perform IPv4 ICMP redirects by default.
# grep -r net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects /run/sysctl.d/* /etc/sysctl.d/* /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/* /usr/lib/sysctl.d/* /lib/sysctl.d/* /etc/sysctl.conf 2> /dev/null
If "net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects" is not configured in the "/etc/sysctl.conf" file or in any of the other sysctl.d directories, is commented out or does not have a value of "0", this is a finding.
Check that the operating system implements the "default send_redirects" variables with the following command:
# /sbin/sysctl -a | grep net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects
net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects = 0
If the returned line does not have a value of "0", this is a finding.
If conflicting results are returned, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-23584r880656_fix)
Configure the system not to allow interfaces to perform IPv4 ICMP redirects by default.
Set the system to the required kernel parameter by adding the following line to "/etc/sysctl.conf" or a configuration file in the /etc/sysctl.d/ directory (or modify the line to have the required value):
net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects = 0
Issue the following command to make the changes take effect:
# sysctl --system