STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: Oracle Linux 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The Oracle Linux operating system access control program must be configured to grant or deny system access to specific hosts and services.

DISA Rule

SV-221892r603260_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-221892

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

OL07-00-040810

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

If "firewalld" is installed and active on the system, configure rules for allowing specific services and hosts.

If "firewalld" is not "active", enable "tcpwrappers" by configuring "/etc/hosts.allow" and "/etc/hosts.deny" to allow or deny access to specific hosts.

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If the "firewalld" package is not installed, ask the System Administrator (SA) if another firewall application (such as iptables) is installed. If an application firewall is not installed, this is a finding.

Verify the system's access control program is configured to grant or deny system access to specific hosts.

Check to see if "firewalld" is active with the following command:

# systemctl status firewalld
firewalld.service - firewalld - dynamic firewall daemon
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/firewalld.service; enabled)
Active: active (running) since Sun 2014-04-20 14:06:46 BST; 30s ago

If "firewalld" is active, check to see if it is configured to grant or deny access to specific hosts or services with the following commands:

# firewall-cmd --get-default-zone
public

# firewall-cmd --list-all --zone=public
public (active)
target: default
icmp-block-inversion: no
interfaces: eth0
sources:
services: mdns ssh
ports:
protocols:
masquerade: no
forward-ports:
icmp-blocks:

If "firewalld" is not active, determine whether "tcpwrappers" is being used by checking whether the "hosts.allow" and "hosts.deny" files are empty with the following commands:

# ls -al /etc/hosts.allow
rw-r----- 1 root root 9 Aug 2 23:13 /etc/hosts.allow

# ls -al /etc/hosts.deny
-rw-r----- 1 root root 9 Apr 9 2007 /etc/hosts.deny

If "firewalld" and "tcpwrappers" are not installed, configured, and active, ask the SA if another access control program (such as iptables) is installed and active. Ask the SA to show that the running configuration grants or denies access to specific hosts or services.

If "firewalld" is active and is not configured to grant access to specific hosts or "tcpwrappers" is not configured to grant or deny access to specific hosts, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-221892

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL07-00-040810

Severity Override Guidance

If the "firewalld" package is not installed, ask the System Administrator (SA) if another firewall application (such as iptables) is installed. If an application firewall is not installed, this is a finding.

Verify the system's access control program is configured to grant or deny system access to specific hosts.

Check to see if "firewalld" is active with the following command:

# systemctl status firewalld
firewalld.service - firewalld - dynamic firewall daemon
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/firewalld.service; enabled)
Active: active (running) since Sun 2014-04-20 14:06:46 BST; 30s ago

If "firewalld" is active, check to see if it is configured to grant or deny access to specific hosts or services with the following commands:

# firewall-cmd --get-default-zone
public

# firewall-cmd --list-all --zone=public
public (active)
target: default
icmp-block-inversion: no
interfaces: eth0
sources:
services: mdns ssh
ports:
protocols:
masquerade: no
forward-ports:
icmp-blocks:

If "firewalld" is not active, determine whether "tcpwrappers" is being used by checking whether the "hosts.allow" and "hosts.deny" files are empty with the following commands:

# ls -al /etc/hosts.allow
rw-r----- 1 root root 9 Aug 2 23:13 /etc/hosts.allow

# ls -al /etc/hosts.deny
-rw-r----- 1 root root 9 Apr 9 2007 /etc/hosts.deny

If "firewalld" and "tcpwrappers" are not installed, configured, and active, ask the SA if another access control program (such as iptables) is installed and active. Ask the SA to show that the running configuration grants or denies access to specific hosts or services.

If "firewalld" is active and is not configured to grant access to specific hosts or "tcpwrappers" is not configured to grant or deny access to specific hosts, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4089

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