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The system must ignore IPv4 ICMP redirect messages.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22416 GEN003609 SV-26080r1_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 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
UNIX SRG 2013-03-26

Details

Check Text ( C-29255r1_chk )
Determine if the system is configured to ignore IPv4 ICMP redirect messages. If not, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-26274r1_fix)
Configure the system to ignore IPv4 ICMP redirect messages.