If AIX server is not functioning as a network router, the gated daemon must be disabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215358 | AIX7-00-003052 | SV-215358r958478_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| This daemon provides gateway routing functions for protocols such as RIP and SNMP. To prevent remote attacks this daemon should not be enabled unless there is no alternative. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-215358r958478_chk)
From the command prompt, execute the following command:
# grep "^start[[:blank:]]/usr/sbin/gated" /etc/rc.tcpip
If there is any output from the command, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16554r294526_fix)
In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "gated" entry by running command:
# chrctcp -d gated