The system must disable directed broadcast packet forwarding.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| low | V-216368 | SRG-OS-000480 | SOL-11.1-050010 | SV-216368r959010_rule | 2026-02-19 | 3 |
Description
This parameter must be disabled to reduce the risk of denial of service attacks.
ℹ️ Check
Determine if directed broadcast packet forwarding is disabled.
# ipadm show-prop -p _forward_directed_broadcasts -co current ip
If the output of this command is not "0", this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
The Network Management profile is required.
Disable directed broadcast packet forwarding.
# pfexec ipadm set-prop -p _forward_directed_broadcasts=0 ip