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The system must not send IPv4 ICMP redirects.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22417 GEN003610 SV-35038r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. These messages contain information from the system's route table possibly revealing portions of the network topology.
STIG Date
HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-06-12

Details

Check Text ( C-36507r1_chk )
Verify the system does not send IPv4 ICMP redirect messages.
# ndd -get /dev/ip ip_send_redirects

If the return value/result is not 0, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-31865r1_fix)
Configure the system to not send IPv4 ICMP redirect messages.
# ndd -set /dev/ip ip_send_redirects 0

Edit /etc/rc.config.d/nddconf and add/set:
TRANSPORT_NAME[x]=ip
NDD_NAME[x]=ip_send_redirects
NDD_VALUE[x]=0