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V-217290

CAT II (Medium)

The SUSE operating system must not respond to Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echoes sent to a broadcast address.

Rule ID

SV-217290r991589_rule

STIG

SLES 12 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R2

CCIs

V-77491

Discussion

Responding to broadcast (ICMP) echoes facilitates network mapping and provides a vector for amplification attacks.

Check Content

Verify the SUSE operating system does not accept IPv4 source-routed packets.

Check the value of the accept source route variable with the following command:

# sysctl net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts
net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts = 1

If the returned line does not have a value of "1" this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the SUSE operating system to the required kernel parameter by adding the following line to "/etc/sysctl.conf" (or modify the line to have the required value):

net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts = 1

Run the following command to apply this value:

# sysctl --system