GEN007920 - The system must not forward IPv6 source-routed packets - dladm show-link

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 IPv6 forwarding is enabled and the system is functioning as a router.

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

Solution

Configure the system to not forward IPv6 source-routed packets.
# ndd -set /dev/ip6 ip6_forward_src_routed 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-227057r603265_rule, STIG-ID|GEN007920, STIG-Legacy|SV-26940, STIG-Legacy|V-22553, Vuln-ID|V-227057

Plugin: Unix

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