Title

The system must not have 6to4 enabled. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

6to4 is an IPv6 transition mechanism that involves tunneling IPv6 packets encapsulated in IPv4 packets on an ad-hoc basis. This is not a preferred transition strategy and increases the attack surface of the system.

Check Content

# ifconfig -a If a tunnel interface is displayed with an IPv4 tunnel source address, an IPv6 interface address, and no tunnel destination address, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Disable the active 6to4 tunnel. # ifconfig <tunnel> down Check the /etc/hostname* files for startup configuration for the tunnel, and edit or delete as appropriate to prevent the tunnel creation on startup.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-26921r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22545

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Expert Comments

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