# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.109756");
script_version("2023-07-27T05:05:09+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-27 05:05:09 +0000 (Thu, 27 Jul 2023)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2019-01-24 07:47:06 +0100 (Thu, 24 Jan 2019)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"0.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:N");
script_tag(name:"qod", value:"97");
script_name("Linux: ICMP Redirect (send)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2019 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Policy");
script_dependencies("compliance_tests.nasl", "read_etc_sysctl_d.nasl", "read_and_parse_sysctl.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("Compliance/Launch");
script_add_preference(name:"Status", type:"radio", value:"Disabled;Enabled", id:1);
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://linux.die.net/man/5/sysctl.conf");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-kernel-etcsysctl-conf-security-hardening/");
script_xref(name:"Policy", value:"CIS Distribution Independent Linux v2.0.0: 3.1.2 Ensure packet redirect sending is disabled (Scored)");
script_xref(name:"Policy", value:"CIS CentOS Linux 8 Benchmark v1.0.0: 3.1.2 Ensure packet redirect sending is disabled (Scored)");
script_xref(name:"Policy", value:"CIS Controls Version 7: 5.1 Establish Secure Configurations");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"ICMP Redirects are used to update a hosts routing information,
if e.g. an alternative and possible more direct route is available.
If the host does not act as a router, ICMP Redirects are not needed. Further more, an attacker could
use corrupt routing to have users access a system set up by the attacker.
This script tests whether the Linux host is configured to send ICMP redirects.");
exit(0);
}
include("policy_functions.inc");
cmd = "sysctl net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects, sysctl net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects";
title = "Send ICMP Redirect";
solution = "sysctl -w net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects = [0,1], sysctl -w sysctl net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects = [0,1]";
test_type = "SSH_Cmd";
default = script_get_preference("Status", id:1);
if(get_kb_item("Policy/linux/sysctl/conf/ERROR") ||
get_kb_item("Policy/linux/sysctl/ssh/ERROR") ) {
value = "Error";
compliant = "incomplete";
comment = "No SSH connection to host";
}else if(get_kb_item("Policy/linux//etc/sysctl.conf/content/ERROR") ||
get_kb_item("Policy/linux/sysctl/ERROR") ) {
value = "Error";
compliant = "incomplete";
comment = "Can not read /etc/sysctl.conf or run sysctl";
}else{
sysctl_d_files = get_kb_list("Policy/linux//etc/sysctl.d/*/content");
content_list = make_list(sysctl_d_files, get_kb_item("Policy/linux//etc/sysctl.conf/content"));
foreach content (content_list){
if(content =~ "net\.ipv4\.conf\.default\.send_redirects\s*=\s*1" ||
content =~ "net\.ipv4\.conf\.all\.send_redirects\s*=\s*1") {
value = "Enabled";
}
}
if(get_kb_item("Policy/linux/sysctl/net.ipv4.conf.all.send_redirects") != "0")
value = "Enabled";
if(get_kb_item("Policy/linux/sysctl/net.ipv4.conf.default.send_redirects") != "0")
value = "Enabled";
if(!value)
value = "Disabled";
compliant = policy_setting_exact_match(value:value, set_point:default);
}
policy_reporting(result:value, default:default, compliant:compliant, fixtext:solution,
type:test_type, test:cmd, info:comment);
policy_set_kbs(type:test_type, cmd:cmd, default:default, solution:solution, title:title,
value:value, compliant:compliant);
exit(0);
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