Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-215367 | AIX7-00-003062 | SV-215367r808440_rule | Medium |
Description |
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This is the Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) daemon, required in IPv6. The ndpd-host is the NDP daemon for the server. Unless the server utilizes IPv6, this is not required and should be disabled to prevent attacks. |
STIG | Date |
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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-08-23 |
Check Text ( C-16565r808439_chk ) |
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If the system is using IPv6, this is Not Applicable. From the command prompt, execute the following command: # grep "^start[[:blank:]]/usr/sbin/ndpd-host" /etc/rc.tcpip If there is any output from the command, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-16563r294553_fix) |
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In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "ndpd-host" entry by running command: # chrctcp -d ndpd-host |