STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMW vRealize Automation 7.x HA Proxy Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 28 Sep 2018:

HAProxy must limit the amount of time that half-open connections are kept alive.

DISA Rule

SV-99825r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-89175

Group Title

SRG-APP-000246-WSR-000149

Rule Version

VRAU-HA-000300

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001094 - The information system restricts the ability of individuals to launch organization-defined denial of service attacks against other information systems.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg

Configure the haproxy.cfg file with the following value in the defaults section:

'timeout client-fin 30s'.

Check Contents

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

grep 'timeout client-fin' /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg

If the return value for "timeout client-fin" list is not set to "30s", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-89175

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VRAU-HA-000300

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

grep 'timeout client-fin' /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg

If the return value for "timeout client-fin" list is not set to "30s", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

3455

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