The system must set maximum number of half-open TCP connections to 4096.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-216141 | SRG-OS-000480 | SOL-11.1-050110 | SV-216141r959010_rule | 2024-11-25 | 3 |
| Description |
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| This setting controls how many half-open connections can exist for a TCP port. It is necessary to control the number of completed connections to the system to provide some protection against denial of service attacks. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Determine if the number of half open TCP connections is set to 4096. # ipadm show-prop -p _conn_req_max_q0 -co current tcp If the value of "4096" is not returned, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| The Network Management profile is required Configure maximum TCP connections for IPv4 and IPv6. # pfexec ipadm set-prop -p _conn_req_max_q0=4096 tcp |