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TCP backlog queue sizes must be set appropriately.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-23741 GEN003601 SV-38796r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
To provide some mitigation to TCP DoS attacks, the clear_partial_conns parameter must be enabled.
STIG Date
AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2018-09-18

Details

Check Text ( C-37228r1_chk )
# /usr/sbin/no -o clean_partial_conns
If the value returned is 0, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32491r1_fix)

# /usr/sbin/no -po clean_partial_conns=1