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SLES-12-030361 - The SUSE operating system must not forward Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) source-routed packets.

Information

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 IPv4 forwarding is enabled and the system is functioning as a router.

Solution

Configure the SUSE operating system to not accept IPv6 source-routed packets by adding the following line to '/etc/sysctl.conf' (or modify the line to have the required value):

net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route = 0

Run the following command to apply this value:

# sysctl --system

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SLES_12_V3R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-217288r991589_rule, STIG-ID|SLES-12-030361, STIG-Legacy|SV-96517, STIG-Legacy|V-81803, Vuln-ID|V-217288

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 3efe6e8520c74aa4620e5f271b080adb96438eac171fcdd7818e489cdff2169d