STIGUI
V-207157CAT III — Low severitySV-207157r856641_rule

The BGP router must be configured to limit the prefix size on any inbound route advertisement to /24 or the least significant prefixes issued to the customer.

Rule version SRG-NET-000362-RTR-000118 · STIG v5 · 2025-09-10

Discussion

The effects of prefix de-aggregation can degrade router performance due to the size of routing tables and also result in black-holing legitimate traffic. Initiated by an attacker or a misconfigured router, prefix de-aggregation occurs when the announcement of a large prefix is fragmented into a collection of smaller prefix announcements.

Check

This requirement is not applicable for the DODIN Backbone.

Review the router configuration to verify that there is a filter to reject inbound route advertisements that are greater than /24 or the least significant prefixes issued to the customer, whichever is larger.

If the router is not configured to limit the prefix size on any inbound route advertisement to /24 or the least significant prefixes issued to the customer, this is a finding.

Fix

Ensure all eBGP routers are configured to limit the prefix size on any route advertisement to /24 or the least significant prefixes issued to the customer.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-207157
Group title
SRG-NET-000362
Rule ID
SV-207157r856641_rule
Check ID
C-7418r382499_chk
Fix ID
F-7418r382500_fix