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V-275612

CAT II (Medium)

Ubuntu OS must be configured to prohibit or restrict the use of functions, ports, protocols, and/or services, as defined in the Ports, Protocols, and Services Management Category Assurance List (PPSM CAL) and vulnerability assessments.

Rule ID

SV-275612r1147886_rule

STIG

Riverbed NetIM OS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000382

Discussion

To prevent unauthorized connection of devices, unauthorized transfer of information, or unauthorized tunneling (i.e., embedding of data types within data types), organizations must disable or restrict unused or unnecessary physical and logical ports/protocols on information systems. Operating systems are capable of providing a variety of functions and services. Some of the functions and services provided by default may not be necessary to support essential organizational operations. Additionally, it is sometimes convenient to provide multiple services from a single component (e.g., VPN and IPS); however, doing so increases risk over limiting the services provided by any one component. To support the requirements and principles of least functionality, the operating system must support the organizational requirements, providing only essential capabilities and limiting the use of ports, protocols, and/or services to only those required, authorized, and approved to conduct official business or to address authorized quality of life issues.

Check Content

Check the firewall configuration for any unnecessary or prohibited functions, ports, protocols, and/or services by using the following command: 
  
     $ sudo ufw show raw 
     Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)  
          pkts      bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination  
  
     Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)  
         pkts      bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination  
  
     Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)  
         pkts      bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination  
  
Ask the system administrator for the site or program PPSM Components Local Services Assessment (CLSA). Verify the services allowed by the firewall match the PPSM CLSA.   
  
If there are any additional ports, protocols, or services that are not included in the PPSM CLSA, this is a finding.  
  
If there are any ports, protocols, or services that are prohibited by the PPSM CAL, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Add all ports, protocols, or services allowed by the PPSM CLSA by using the following command:  
  
     $ sudo ufw allow <direction> <port/protocol/service>  
  
Where the direction is "in" or "out" and the port is the one corresponding to the protocol or service allowed.  
  
To deny access to ports, protocols, or services, use:  
  
     $ sudo ufw deny <direction> <port/protocol/service>