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4.4.1.2 Ensure nftables is not in use with iptables

Audit#

Run the following commend to verify that nftables is not installed:

# dpkg-query -s nftables &>/dev/null && echo "nftables is installed"
Nothing should be returned

- OR - Run the following command to verify nftables.service is not enabled:

# systemctl is-enabled nftables.service 2>/dev/null | grep '^enabled'
Nothing should be returned

Run the following command to verify nftables.service is not active:

# systemctl is-active nftables.service 2>/dev/null | grep '^active'
Nothing should be returned

Remediation#

Run the following command to remove nftables:

# apt purge nftables

- OR - Run the following commands to stop and mask nftables.service:

# systemctl stop nftables.service
# systemctl mask nftables.service