AIX must be configured with a default gateway for IPv4 if the system uses IPv4, unless the system is a router.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-215262AIX7-00-002063SV-215262r991589_ruleCCI-000366medium
Description
If a system has no default gateway defined, the system is at increased risk of man-in-the-middle, monitoring, and Denial of Service attacks.
STIGDate
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide2024-08-16

Related Frameworks

4 paths across 3 frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
  • DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
  • DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
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
3.4.2
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-000366
1.00
  • DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related

Details

Check Text (C-215262r991589_chk)

Check the system for an IPv4 default route using command: # netstat -r |grep default default 10.11.20.1 UG 1 1811 en0 - - If a default route is not defined, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16458r294238_fix)

Set a default gateway for IPv4 using: # route add 0 <ip address of gateway>