STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 09 Mar 2021:

The Photon operating system must not perform IPv4 packet forwarding.

DISA Rule

SV-239183r675357_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239183

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000112

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command line, execute the following commands:

# sed -i -e "/^net.ipv4.ip_forward/d" /etc/sysctl.conf
# echo net.ipv4.ip_forward=0>>/etc/sysctl.conf

Check Contents

At the command line, execute the following command:

# /sbin/sysctl -a --pattern "net.ipv4.ip_forward$"

Expected result:

net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0

If the system is intended to operate as a router, this is N/A.

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239183

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000112

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, execute the following command:

# /sbin/sysctl -a --pattern "net.ipv4.ip_forward$"

Expected result:

net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0

If the system is intended to operate as a router, this is N/A.

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5323

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