Title

The system must not send IPv6 ICMP redirects. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

ICMP redirect messages are used by routers to inform hosts that a more direct route exists for a particular destination. These messages contain information from the system's route table revealing portions of the network topology.

Check Content

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 not send IPv6 ICMP redirect messages. # ndd /dev/ip6 ip6_send_redirects If the returned value is not 0, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the system to not send IPv6 ICMP redirect messages. # ndd -set /dev/ip6 ip6_send_redirects 0 Also, add this command to a system startup script.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-227964r603266_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-227964

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480

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