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AIX must be configured with a default gateway for IPv6 if the system uses IPv6 unless the system is a router.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>If a system has no default gateway defined, the system is at increased risk of man-in-the-middle, monitoring, and Denial of Service attacks.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-215264r991589_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure an IPv6 default route on the system: 
# smitty route