Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide

The Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide (V2 R7) has 267 STIG checks. New to STIG checklists? Read What is a STIG checklist?, CKL vs CKLB, and STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

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Severity

Version

V2 · R7

CurrentPublished Thu Jan 26 2023

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.

Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

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.

Description

Discussion Text

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

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Objective

V-219552

Rule

SV-219552r793809_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

OL6-00-000116

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

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 not running, it should return the following: 

iptables: Firewall is not running.

If the service is not running, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

The "iptables" service can be enabled with the following commands: 

# chkconfig iptables on
# service iptables start

STIG check 221 of 267 in the Oracle Linux 6 STIG checklist

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