Improve CIS SCTP kernel module check #3564
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The level 2 check 3.3.1 verifies the sctp kernel module is disabled. The current check for whether it was already loaded was not correct. There is a second check to make sure loading is also disabled. If the setting for loading is to not allow it, but the module is already laoded, the check does not return the expected output. So it would stillr eport failure, but it is less than ideal for reporting the actual issue. This changes the check for whether the module is loaded to correctly identify if the module is loaded or not before checking whether the ability has been disabled. Signed-off-by: Sean McGinnis <[email protected]>
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Description of changes:
The level 2 check 3.3.1 verifies the sctp kernel module is disabled. The current check for whether it was already loaded was not correct. There is a second check to make sure loading is also disabled. If the setting for loading is to not allow it, but the module is already laoded, the check does not return the expected output. So it would stillr eport failure, but it is less than ideal for reporting the actual issue.
This changes the check for whether the module is loaded to correctly identify if the module is loaded or not before checking whether the ability has been disabled.
Testing done:
With default settings:
bash-5.1# lsmod | grep sctp bash-5.1# modprobe -n -v sctp insmod /lib/modules/5.15.134/kernel/net/ipv4/udp_tunnel.ko.xz insmod /lib/modules/5.15.134/kernel/net/ipv6/ip6_udp_tunnel.ko.xz bash-5.1# apiclient report cis -l 2 ... [FAIL] 3.3.1 Ensure SCTP is disabled (Automatic) ...With driver loaded:
bash-5.1# insmod /lib/modules/5.15.134/kernel/net/ipv4/udp_tunnel.ko.xz bash-5.1# insmod /lib/modules/5.15.134/kernel/net/ipv6/ip6_udp_tunnel.ko.xz bash-5.1# insmod /lib/modules/5.15.134/kernel/net/sctp/sctp.ko.xz bash-5.1# lsmod | grep sctp sctp 454656 6 ip6_udp_tunnel 16384 1 sctp udp_tunnel 24576 1 sctp bash-5.1# apiclient report cis -l 2 ... [FAIL] 3.3.1 Ensure SCTP is disabled (Automatic) ...With driver loading disabled and after reboot so module could be unloaded:
bash-5.1# apiclient set kernel.modules.sctp.allowed=false bash-5.1# reboot bash-5.1# apiclient report cis -l 2 ... [PASS] 3.3.1 Ensure SCTP is disabled (Automatic) ...Terms of contribution:
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