The ndpd-host daemon must be disabled on AIX.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-215367 | SRG-OS-000095-GPOS-00049 | AIX7-00-003062 | SV-215367r958478_rule | 2024-08-16 | 3 |
| Description |
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| This is the Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP) daemon, required in IPv6. The ndpd-host is the NDP daemon for the server. Unless the server utilizes IPv6, this is not required and should be disabled to prevent attacks. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| If the system is using IPv6, this is Not Applicable. 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. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "ndpd-host" entry by running command: # chrctcp -d ndpd-host |