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1.429 RHEL-10-800280

Information

RHEL 10 must not forward Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) source-routed packets by default.

GROUP ID: V-281360
RULE ID: SV-281360r1167230

Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest that routers forward the packet along a different path than configured on the router, which can be used to bypass network security measures. This requirement applies only to the forwarding of source-routed traffic, such as when forwarding is enabled and the system is functioning as a router.

Accepting source-routed packets in the IPv6 protocol has few legitimate uses. It must be disabled unless it is absolutely required.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000420-GPOS-00186, SRG-OS-000142-GPOS-00091

Solution

Configure RHEL 10 to not accept IPv6 source-routed packets by default.

Create a configuration file if it does not already exist:

$ sudo vi /etc/sysctl.d/ipv6_accept_source_route.conf

Add the following line to the file:

net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_source_route = 0

Reload settings from all system configuration files with the following command:

$ sudo sysctl --system

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26403

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-5, 800-53|SC-7(9), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001115, CCI|CCI-002385, Rule-ID|SV-281360r1167230_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-800280, Vuln-ID|V-281360

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: dc09316d25c86c89400c43a72799b5ee80e23d0c2ecf7c1a5967d4a0f44a6afe