Check Avahi Responses' TTL Field
An XCCDF Rule
Description
To make Avahi ignore packets unless the TTL field is 255, edit
/etc/avahi/avahi-daemon.conf
and ensure the following line
appears in the [server]
section:
check-response-ttl=yes
Rationale
This helps to ensure that only mDNS responses from the local network are processed, because the TTL field in a packet is decremented from its initial value of 255 whenever it is routed from one network to another. Although a properly-configured router or firewall should not allow mDNS packets into the local network at all, this option provides another check to ensure they are not permitted.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_avahi_check_ttl
- Severity
- Low
- References
- Updated