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The system must be configured with a default gateway for IPv6 if the system uses IPv6, unless the system is a router.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22490 GEN005570 SV-39215r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
If a system has no default gateway defined, the system is at increased risk of man-in-the-middle, monitoring, and Denial of Service attacks.
STIG Date
AIX 5.3 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2014-10-03

Details

Check Text ( C-38191r1_chk )
If the system is a router, this is not applicable.
If the system does not use IPv6, this is not applicable. Determine if the system has a default route configured for IPv6.

# netstat -r | grep default
If a default route is not defined, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-33466r1_fix)
Configure an IPv6 default route on the system.

# smitty route