The Cisco Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) switch must be configured to limit the amount of source-active messages it accepts on a per-peer basis.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-221146CISC-RT-000940SV-221146r999755_ruleCCI-001368low
Description
To reduce any risk of a denial-of-service (DoS) attack from a rogue or misconfigured MSDP switch, the switch must be configured to limit the number of source-active messages it accepts from each peer.
STIGDate
Cisco NX OS Switch RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide2024-12-20

Related Frameworks

3 paths across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AC-4
1.00
  • DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1711 mapping
3.1.3
1.00
  • DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
  • NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-001368
1.00
  • DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-221146r999755_chk)

Review the switch configuration to determine if it is configured to limit the amount of source-active messages it accepts on a per-peer basis. ip msdp peer x.1.28.2 connect-source Ethernet2/1 remote-as nn … … … ip msdp sa-limit x.1.28.2 nnn If the switch is not configured to limit the source-active messages it accepts, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-22850r409928_fix)

Configure the switch to limit the amount of source-active messages it accepts from each peer. SW1(config)# ip msdp sa-limit x.1.28.2 nnn SW1(config)# end