Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-59745 | AOSX-10-001205 | SV-74175r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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IP forwarding for IPv4 must not be enabled, as only authorized systems should be permitted to operate as routers. |
STIG | Date |
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Apple OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2017-04-06 |
Check Text ( C-60515r1_chk ) |
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To check if IP forwarding is enabled, run the following command: sysctl net.inet.ip.forwarding If the values are not '0', this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-65155r1_fix) |
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To configure the system to disable IP forwarding, add the following line to /etc/sysctl.conf: net.inet.ip.forwarding=0 |