The system must ignore ICMP redirect messages.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-216137SOL-11.1-050070SV-216137r959010_ruleCCI-000366low
Description
Ignoring ICMP redirect messages reduces the likelihood of denial of service attacks.
STIGDate
Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-05-05

Details

Check Text (C-216137r959010_chk)

Determine if ICMP redirect messages are ignored. # ipadm show-prop -p _ignore_redirect -co current ipv4 # ipadm show-prop -p _ignore_redirect -co current ipv6 If the output of all commands is not "1", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-17373r372794_fix)

The Network Management profile is required. Disable ignore redirects for IPv4 and IPv6. # pfexec ipadm set-prop -p _ignore_redirect=1 ipv4 # pfexec ipadm set-prop -p _ignore_redirect=1 ipv6