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The Cisco switch must be configured to advertise a hop limit of at least 32 in Switch Advertisement messages for IPv6 stateless auto-configuration deployments.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-237751 | CISC-RT-000236 | SV-237751r648779_rule | Low |
| Description |
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| The Neighbor Discovery protocol allows a hop limit value to be advertised by routers in a Router Advertisement message being used by hosts instead of the standardized default value. If a very small value was configured and advertised to hosts on the LAN segment, communications would fail due to the hop limit reaching zero before the packets sent by a host reached its destination. |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| Cisco IOS Switch RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-02-17 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-40970r648777_chk ) |
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| Review the switch configuration to determine if the hop limit has been configured for Router Advertisement messages as shown in the example. ipv6 hop-limit 128 If hop-limit has been configured and has not been set to at least 32, it is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-40932r648778_fix) |
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| Configure the switch to advertise a hop limit of at least 32 in Router Advertisement messages as shown in the example. SW1(config)#ipv6 hop-limit 128 |