The Cisco Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) router must be configured to limit the amount of source-active messages it accepts on a per-peer basis.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-216732	CISC-RT-000940	SV-216732r531086_rule		Low

Description
To reduce any risk of a denial of service (DoS) attack from a rogue or misconfigured MSDP router, the router must be configured to limit the number of source-active messages it accepts from each peer.

STIG	Date
Cisco IOS XE Router RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-09-13

Details

Check Text ( C-17965r288138_chk )
Review the router configuration to determine if it is configured to limit the amount of source-active messages it accepts on a per-peer basis. ip msdp peer x.1.28.2 remote-as nn ip msdp sa-filter in 10.1.28.2 list MSDP_SA_FILTER ip msdp sa-limit X.1.28.2 nnn If the router is not configured to limit the source-active messages it accepts, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-17963r288139_fix)
Configure the router to limit the amount of source-active messages it accepts from each peer. R8(config)#ip msdp sa-limit x.1.28.2 nnn