Disable Kernel Parameter for IP Forwarding on IPv4 Interfaces
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Description
To set the runtime status of the net.ipv4.ip_forward
kernel parameter, run the following command:
$ sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=0
To make sure that the setting is persistent, add the following line to a file in the directory /etc/sysctl.d
:
Rationale
Routing protocol daemons are typically used on routers to exchange
network topology information with other routers. If this capability is used when
not required, system network information may be unnecessarily transmitted across
the network.
Shell script
The following script can be run on the host to remediate the issue.
#!/bin/bash
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
# Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.ip_forward from /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
for f in /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf /run/sysctl.d/*.conf /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/*.conf; do
# skip systemd-sysctl symlink (/etc/sysctl.d/99-sysctl.conf -> /etc/sysctl.conf)
if [[ "$(readlink -f "$f")" == "/etc/sysctl.conf" ]]; then continue; fi
matching_list=$(grep -P '^(?!#).*[\s]*net.ipv4.ip_forward.*$' $f | uniq )
if ! test -z "$matching_list"; then
while IFS= read -r entry; do
escaped_entry=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$entry")
# comment out "net.ipv4.ip_forward" matches to preserve user data
sed -i --follow-symlinks "s/^${escaped_entry}$/# &/g" $f
done <<< "$matching_list"
fi
done
#
# Set sysctl config file which to save the desired value
#
SYSCONFIG_FILE="/etc/sysctl.conf"
#
# Set runtime for net.ipv4.ip_forward
#
/sbin/sysctl -q -n -w net.ipv4.ip_forward="0"
#
# If net.ipv4.ip_forward present in /etc/sysctl.conf, change value to "0"
# else, add "net.ipv4.ip_forward = 0" to /etc/sysctl.conf
#
# Strip any search characters in the key arg so that the key can be replaced without
# adding any search characters to the config file.
stripped_key=$(sed 's/[\^=\$,;+]*//g' <<< "^net.ipv4.ip_forward")
# shellcheck disable=SC2059
printf -v formatted_output "%s = %s" "$stripped_key" "0"
# If the key exists, change it. Otherwise, add it to the config_file.
# We search for the key string followed by a word boundary (matched by \>),
# so if we search for 'setting', 'setting2' won't match.
if LC_ALL=C grep -q -m 1 -i -e "^net.ipv4.ip_forward\\>" "${SYSCONFIG_FILE}"; then
escaped_formatted_output=$(sed -e 's|/|\\/|g' <<< "$formatted_output")
LC_ALL=C sed -i --follow-symlinks "s/^net.ipv4.ip_forward\\>.*/$escaped_formatted_output/gi" "${SYSCONFIG_FILE}"
else
if [[ -s "${SYSCONFIG_FILE}" ]] && [[ -n "$(tail -c 1 -- "${SYSCONFIG_FILE}" || true)" ]]; then
LC_ALL=C sed -i --follow-symlinks '$a'\\ "${SYSCONFIG_FILE}"
fi
printf '%s\n' "$formatted_output" >> "${SYSCONFIG_FILE}"
fi
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Ansible playbook
The following playbook can be run with Ansible to remediate the issue.
- name: List /etc/sysctl.d/*.conf files
find:
paths:
- /etc/sysctl.d/
- /run/sysctl.d/
- /usr/local/lib/sysctl.d/
contains: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.ip_forward.*$
patterns: '*.conf'
file_type: any
register: find_sysctl_d
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-1.3.1
- PCI-DSS-Req-1.3.2
- PCI-DSSv4-1.4.3
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_ip_forward
- name: Comment out any occurrences of net.ipv4.ip_forward from config files
replace:
path: '{{ item.path }}'
regexp: ^[\s]*net.ipv4.ip_forward
replace: '#net.ipv4.ip_forward'
loop: '{{ find_sysctl_d.files }}'
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-1.3.1
- PCI-DSS-Req-1.3.2
- PCI-DSSv4-1.4.3
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_ip_forward
- name: Ensure sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward is set to 0
sysctl:
name: net.ipv4.ip_forward
value: '0'
sysctl_file: /etc/sysctl.conf
state: present
reload: true
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-171-3.1.20
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(a)
- NIST-800-53-CM-7(b)
- NIST-800-53-SC-5
- NIST-800-53-SC-7(a)
- PCI-DSS-Req-1.3.1
- PCI-DSS-Req-1.3.2
- PCI-DSSv4-1.4.3
- disable_strategy
- low_complexity
- medium_disruption
- medium_severity
- reboot_required
- sysctl_net_ipv4_ip_forward
Warning
Certain technologies such as virtual machines, containers, etc. rely on IPv4 forwarding to enable and use networking.
Disabling IPv4 forwarding would cause those technologies to stop working. Therefore, this rule should not be used in
profiles or benchmarks that target usage of IPv4 forwarding.