STIGQter: STIG Summary: Cisco IOS-XE Switch RTR Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The Cisco multicast Designated switch (DR) must be configured to filter the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) Report messages to allow hosts to join a multicast group only from sources that have been approved by the organization.

DISA Rule

SV-221061r622190_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-221061

Group Title

SRG-NET-000364-RTR-000115

Rule Version

CISC-RT-000870

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002403 - The information system only allows incoming communications from organization-defined authorized sources routed to organization-defined authorized destinations.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the DR to filter the IGMP and MLD report messages to allow hosts to join only those multicast groups from sources that have been approved as shown in the example below:

SW2(config)#ip access-list extended IGMP_JOIN_FILTER
SW2(config-ext-nacl)#deny ip any 232.8.0.0 0.0.255.255
SW2(config-ext-nacl)#permit ip x.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 any
SW2(config-ext-nacl)#deny ip any any
SW2(config-ext-nacl)#exit

Step 2: Apply the filter to all host-facing layer 3 and VLAN interfaces.

SW2(config)#int vlan3
SW2(config-if)#ip igmp access-group IGMP_JOIN_FILTER

Check Contents

Review the configuration of the DR to verify that it is filtering IGMP or MLD report messages, allowing hosts to only join multicast groups from sources that have been approved.

Step 1: Verify that all host-facing layer 3 and VLAN interfaces are configured to filter IGMP Membership Report messages (IGMP joins) as shown in the example below:

interface Vlan3
ip address 10.3.3.3 255.255.255.0
ip pim sparse-mode
ip igmp access-group IGMP_JOIN_FILTER
ip igmp version 3

Step 2: Verify that the ACL denies unauthorized sources or allows only authorized sources. The example below denies all groups from 232.8.0.0/16 range and permits sources only from the x.0.0.0/8 network.

ip access-list extended IGMP_JOIN_FILTER
deny ip any 232.8.0.0 0.0.255.255
permit ip x.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 any
deny ip any any

Note: This requirement is only applicable to Source Specific Multicast (SSM) implementation.

If the DR is not filtering IGMP or MLD report messages, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-221061

Documentable

False

Rule Version

CISC-RT-000870

Severity Override Guidance

Review the configuration of the DR to verify that it is filtering IGMP or MLD report messages, allowing hosts to only join multicast groups from sources that have been approved.

Step 1: Verify that all host-facing layer 3 and VLAN interfaces are configured to filter IGMP Membership Report messages (IGMP joins) as shown in the example below:

interface Vlan3
ip address 10.3.3.3 255.255.255.0
ip pim sparse-mode
ip igmp access-group IGMP_JOIN_FILTER
ip igmp version 3

Step 2: Verify that the ACL denies unauthorized sources or allows only authorized sources. The example below denies all groups from 232.8.0.0/16 range and permits sources only from the x.0.0.0/8 network.

ip access-list extended IGMP_JOIN_FILTER
deny ip any 232.8.0.0 0.0.255.255
permit ip x.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 any
deny ip any any

Note: This requirement is only applicable to Source Specific Multicast (SSM) implementation.

If the DR is not filtering IGMP or MLD report messages, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4074

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