GEN003610 - The system must not send IPv4 ICMP redirects - dladm show-link

Information

ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. These messages contain information from the system's route table that could reveal portions of the network topology.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Configure the system to not send IPv4 ICMP redirect messages.

Procedure:
# ndd -set /dev/ip ip_send_redirects 0

Also add this command to a system startup script.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_SPARC_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-226898r603265_rule, STIG-ID|GEN003610, STIG-Legacy|SV-26632, STIG-Legacy|V-22417, Vuln-ID|V-226898

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6f55c4ffad0b657b3b51929d9f279b6f70f45ade9e58cac9ea3ae2fd6534df00