The system must not accept source-routed IPv4 packets.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22414	GEN003607	SV-38800r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest 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 handling of source-routed traffic destined to the system itself, not to traffic forwarded by the system to another, such as when IPv4 forwarding is enabled and the system is functioning as a router

Description

Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest 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 handling of source-routed traffic destined to the system itself, not to traffic forwarded by the system to another, such as when IPv4 forwarding is enabled and the system is functioning as a router

STIG	Date
AIX 5.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-11-04

Details

Check Text ( None )
None

Fix Text (F-32497r1_fix)
Configure the system to not accept source-routed IPv4 packets. #/usr/sbin/no -p -o ipsrcrouterecv=0