Ensure ip6srcrouteforward is disabled

MediumLevel 1Automatedaix

Description

The ip6srcrouteforward parameter determines whether or not the system forwards IPV6 source-routed packets. The ip6srcrouteforward parameter will be set to 0, to prevent source-routed packets being forwarded by the system. Audit: `no -o ip6srcrouteforward` must report 0.

How it is checked

Audit method: Shell command

shell

command -v no >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1; out=$(no -o ip6srcrouteforward 2>/dev/null) || exit 1; printf '%s\n' "$out" | sed 's/[[:blank:]]*=[[:blank:]]*/=/'

Expected output: ip6srcrouteforward=0

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

no -p -o ip6srcrouteforward=0 (sets the running value and makes it persistent in /etc/tunables/nextboot)

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: aixnetwork
Reference: CIS IBM AIX 7 Benchmark v1.2.0 - 4.5.13 Ensure ip6srcrouteforward is disabled

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

shell

tmaegis scan --target aix