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The system must prevent local applications from generating source-routed packets.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22413 GEN003606 SV-38949r1_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.
STIG Date
AIX 5.3 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2014-10-03

Details

Check Text ( C-28609r1_chk )
# /usr/sbin/no -o ipsrcroutesend
If the result is not 0, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32496r1_fix)
# /usr/sbin/no -po "ipsrcroutesend=0"