The system must disable directed broadcast packet forwarding.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-216131 | SOL-11.1-050010 | SV-216131r959010_rule | CCI-000366 | low |
| Description | ||||
| This parameter must be disabled to reduce the risk of denial of service attacks. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-216131r959010_chk)
Determine if directed broadcast packet forwarding is disabled.
# ipadm show-prop -p _forward_directed_broadcasts -co current ip
If the output of this command is not "0", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-17367r372776_fix)
The Network Management profile is required.
Disable directed broadcast packet forwarding.
# pfexec ipadm set-prop -p _forward_directed_broadcasts=0 ip