The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.
#!/bin/bash
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.stig.ol9os:def:271878
# OL 9 must ignore IPv6 Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) redirect messages.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.
# net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects setting in kernel is 0
# sysctl_object (sysctl_test)
test_1() {
[ "$(cat /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/all/accept_redirects)" -eq 0 ]
}
if test_1; then
echo "PASS"
else
echo "FAIL"
fi Assessment Script Powered by AISandbox-executed
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#!/bin/sh
# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.stig.ol9os:def:271878
if [ ! -f "/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf" ]; then echo "PASS"; exit 0; fi
if grep -q "^net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_redirects = 0$" /etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf; then echo "PASS"; exit 0; fi
echo "FAIL"; exit 1