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The system must ignore IPv6 ICMP redirect messages.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-227055 GEN007860 SV-227055r603265_rule Medium
Description
ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. These messages modify the host's route table and are unauthenticated. An illicit ICMP redirect message could result in a man-in-the-middle attack.
STIG Date
Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-12-04

Details

Check Text ( C-29217r485537_chk )
Determine the type of zone that you are currently securing.
# zonename

If the zone is not the global zone, determine if any interfaces are exclusive to the zone:
# dladm show-link

If the output indicates "insufficient privileges" then this requirement is not applicable.

If the zone is the global zone or the non-global zone has exclusive interfaces verify the system is configured to ignore IPv6 ICMP redirect messages.
# ndd /dev/ip6 ip6_ignore_redirect

If the returned value is not 1, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-29205r485538_fix)
Configure the system to ignore IPv6 ICMP redirect messages.
# ndd -set /dev/ip6 ip6_ignore_redirect 1
Also add this command to a system startup script.