Title

The SUSE operating system must not forward Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) source-routed packets. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest that routers forward the packet along a different path than configured on the router, which can be used to bypass network security measures. This requirement applies only to the forwarding of source-routed traffic, such as when IPv4 forwarding is enabled and the system is functioning as a router.

Check Content

Verify the SUSE operating system does not accept IPv6 source-routed packets. Check the value of the accept source route variable with the following command: # sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route = 0 If the returned line does not have a value of "0", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the SUSE operating system to not accept IPv6 source-routed packets by adding the following line to "/etc/sysctl.conf" (or modify the line to have the required value): net.ipv6.conf.all.accept_source_route = 0 Run the following command to apply this value: # sysctl --system

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-217288r603262_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-217288

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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