The status of the "net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts" kernel parameter can be queried by running the following command:

$ sysctl net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts

The output of the command should indicate a value of "1". If this value is not the default value, investigate how it could have been adjusted at runtime, and verify it is not set improperly in "/etc/sysctl.conf".
If the correct value is not returned, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-43483r1_fix)
To set the runtime status of the "net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts" kernel parameter, run the following command:

# sysctl -w net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts=1

If this is not the system's default value, add the following line to "/etc/sysctl.conf":

net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts = 1