The ndpd-host daemon must be disabled on AIX.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-215367 | AIX7-00-003062 | SV-215367r958478_rule | CCI-000381 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| This is the Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) daemon, required in IPv6. The ndpd-host is the NDP daemon for the server. Unless the server utilizes IPv6, this is not required and should be disabled to prevent attacks. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-08-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-215367r958478_chk)
If the system is using IPv6, this is Not Applicable.
From the command prompt, execute the following command:
# grep "^start[[:blank:]]/usr/sbin/ndpd-host" /etc/rc.tcpip
If there is any output from the command, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-16563r294553_fix)
In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "ndpd-host" entry by running command:
# chrctcp -d ndpd-host