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AIX must not respond to ICMPv6 echo requests sent to a broadcast address.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-91721 AIX7-00-003135 SV-101819r1_rule Medium
Description
Responding to broadcast ICMP echo requests facilitates network mapping and provides a vector for amplification attacks.
STIG Date
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-02-24

Details

Check Text ( C-90875r1_chk )
From the command prompt, run the following command:
# /usr/sbin/no -o bcastping
bcastping = 0

If the value returned is not "0", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-97919r1_fix)
Configure the system to not respond to IPv6 multicast ICMP ECHO_REQUESTs by running:
# /usr/sbin/no -p -o bcastping=0