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