The Photon operating system must not send IPv4 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirects.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256571 | PHTN-30-000102 | SV-256571r991589_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 | |||
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-16 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · V1R4 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · V1R4 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · V1R4 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · V1R4 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-256571r991589_chk)
At the command line, run the following command:
# /sbin/sysctl -a --pattern "net.ipv4.conf.(all|default|eth.*).send_redirects"
Expected result:
net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects = 0
net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects = 0
net.ipv4.conf.eth0.send_redirects = 0
If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Note: The number of "ethx" lines returned is dependent on the number of interfaces. Every "ethx" entry must be set to "0".
Fix Text (F-60189r887386_fix)
At the command line, run the following command:
# for SETTING in $(/sbin/sysctl -aN --pattern "net.ipv4.conf.(all|default|eth.*).send_redirects"); do sed -i -e "/^${SETTING}/d" /etc/sysctl.conf;echo $SETTING=0>>/etc/sysctl.conf; done
# /sbin/sysctl --load