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The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) must be disabled unless required.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22511 GEN007020 SV-38960r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
The Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) is an IETF-standardized transport layer protocol. This protocol is not yet widely used. Binding this protocol to the network stack increases the attack surface of the host. Unprivileged local processes may be able to cause the system to dynamically load a protocol handler by opening a socket using the protocol.
STIG Date
AIX 5.3 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2014-10-03

Details

Check Text ( C-38244r2_chk )
Check the system to determine if SCTP is installed.

# lslpp -L bos.net.\*

If the bos.net.sctp fileset is not listed, SCTP is not installed, and this is not a finding.

If the bos.net.sctp fileset is installed, ask the SA if SCTP is required for the system. If it is not, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32345r2_fix)
If SCTP is installed and not required, unload it from the kernel and uninstall it from the system.

# sctpctrl unload

Use SMIT to uninstall the bos.net.sctp fileset.