Detections
Analytics
AIX7-00-002065 - AIX must be configured with a default gateway for IPv6 if the system uses IPv6 unless the system is a router.
Information
If a system has no default gateway defined, the system is at increased risk of man-in-the-middle, monitoring, and Denial of Service attacks.NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.
Solution
Configure an IPv6 default route on the system:# smitty route
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_IBM_AIX_7-x_V3R3_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA IBM AIX 7.x STIG v3r3
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-215264r991589_rule, STIG-ID|AIX7-00-002065, STIG-Legacy|SV-101805, STIG-Legacy|V-91707, Vuln-ID|V-215264
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 568eded64fcc1514425d31a7d5389faf8179b794056f879a25a4547958dc447a