GEN003605 - The system must not apply reversed source routing to TCP responses - 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.

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

Solution

Configure the system to not apply reversed source routing to TCP responses.
# ndd -set /dev/tcp tcp_rev_src_routes 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_x86_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-227798r603266_rule, STIG-ID|GEN003605, STIG-Legacy|SV-26626, STIG-Legacy|V-22412, Vuln-ID|V-227798

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 04c674117b13cad1192f359911f7896b17f32381282ffe379b1cc839b2d3306e