GEN003600 - The system must not forward IPv4 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 IPv4 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 IPv4 source-routed packets.
Procedure:
# ndd /dev/ip ip_forward_src_routed 0

This command must also be added to a system startup script.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_x86_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-227793r603266_rule, STIG-ID|GEN003600, STIG-Legacy|SV-27420, STIG-Legacy|V-12002, Vuln-ID|V-227793

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: ad95eaeccd6f25e1e68450e2049d83b4310ddd85ba396b2861166c920e8d1974