iptables Execution

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Detects execution of iptables; iptables is a deprecated way of managing network state in containers

Rationale: iptables is a deprecated way of managing network state in containers
Remediation: Check for any processes that may be modifying iptables rules. Check for open ports that may be allowing code injection to modify iptables rules

CategoriesNetwork Tools

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DORA EU 2022/2554: Art. 9.4(b)
ISO/IEC 27001 2022: A.8.20
NIST SP 800-53 rev. 5: CM-7
PCI DSS 4.0: 2.2.4

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iptables-execution.yaml

- rule: iptables-execution
  desc: Detects execution of iptables; iptables is a deprecated way of managing network state in containers
  condition: proc.name in ("iptables")
  output: Process %proc.name executed by user %user.name (uid=%user.uid) in container %container.id image=%container.image.repository (policy=iptables Execution)
  priority: ERROR
  source: syscall
  tags:
    - stackrox-import
    - policy

IR (canonical)

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Original StackRox JSON

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