STIGQter: STIG Summary: IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The ndpd-host daemon must be disabled on AIX.

DISA Rule

SV-215367r508663_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-215367

Group Title

SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049

Rule Version

AIX7-00-003062

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000381 - The organization configures the information system to provide only essential capabilities.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "ndpd-host" entry by running command:
# chrctcp -d ndpd-host

Check Contents

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.

Vulnerability Number

V-215367

Documentable

False

Rule Version

AIX7-00-003062

Severity Override Guidance

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.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4012

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