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The Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) protocol must be disabled or not installed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22520 GEN007200 SV-46101r1_rule Medium
Description
The IPX protocol is a network-layer protocol no longer in common use. Binding this protocol to the network stack increases the attack surface of the host. Unprivileged local processes may be able to cause the system to dynamically load a protocol handler by opening a socket using the protocol.
STIG Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z 2016-12-20

Details

Check Text ( C-43358r1_chk )
Check that the IPX protocol handler is prevented from dynamic loading.
# grep 'install ipx' /etc/modprobe.conf /etc/modprbe.conf.local /etc/modprobe.d/* | grep ‘/bin/true’
If no result is returned, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-39445r1_fix)
Prevent the IPX protocol handler for dynamic loading.
# echo "install ipx /bin/true" >> /etc/modprobe.conf.local