The Cisco perimeter switch must be configured to filter ingress traffic at the external interface on an inbound direction.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-221093	CISC-RT-000330	SV-221093r622190_rule		Medium

Description
Access lists are used to separate data traffic into that which it will route (permitted packets) and that which it will not route (denied packets). Secure configuration of switches makes use of access lists for restricting access to services on the switch itself as well as for filtering traffic passing through the switch. Inbound versus Outbound: It should be noted that some operating systems default access lists are applied to the outbound queue. The more secure solution is to apply the access list to the inbound queue for three reasons: - The switch can protect itself before damage is inflicted. - The input port is still known and can be filtered upon. - It is more efficient to filter packets before routing them.

Description

Access lists are used to separate data traffic into that which it will route (permitted packets) and that which it will not route (denied packets). Secure configuration of switches makes use of access lists for restricting access to services on the switch itself as well as for filtering traffic passing through the switch. Inbound versus Outbound: It should be noted that some operating systems default access lists are applied to the outbound queue. The more secure solution is to apply the access list to the inbound queue for three reasons: - The switch can protect itself before damage is inflicted. - The input port is still known and can be filtered upon. - It is more efficient to filter packets before routing them.

STIG	Date
Cisco NX OS Switch RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-02-15

Details

Check Text ( C-22808r409768_chk )
Review the switch configuration to verify that an inbound ACL is configured on all external interfaces as shown in the example below: interface Ethernet2/2 description link to DISN no switchport ip access-group EXTERNAL_ACL in If the switch is not configured to filter traffic entering the network at all external interfaces in an inbound direction, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-22797r409769_fix)
Configure the switch to use an inbound ACL on all external interfaces as shown in the example below: SW1(config)#int e2/2 SW1(config-if)# ip access-group EXTERNAL_ACL in SW1(config-if)# end