The layer 2 switch must have Unknown Unicast Flood Blocking (UUFB) enabled.

From Layer 2 Switch Security Requirements Guide

Part of SRG-NET-000362

Associated with: CCI-002385

SV-76669r1_rule The layer 2 switch must have Unknown Unicast Flood Blocking (UUFB) enabled.

Vulnerability discussion

Access layer switches use the Content Addressable Memory (CAM) table to direct traffic to specific ports based on the VLAN number and the destination MAC address of the frame. When a router has an Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) entry for a destination host and forwards it to the access layer switch and there is no entry corresponding to the frame's destination MAC address in the incoming VLAN, the frame will be sent to all forwarding ports within the respective VLAN, which causes flooding. Large amounts of flooded traffic can saturate low-bandwidth links, causing network performance issues or complete connectivity outage to the connected devices. Unknown unicast flooding has been a nagging problem in networks that have asymmetric routing and default timers. To mitigate the risk of a connectivity outage, the Unknown Unicast Flood Blocking (UUFB) feature must be implemented on all access layer switches. The UUFB feature will block unknown unicast traffic flooding and only permit egress traffic with MAC addresses that are known to exit on the port.

Check content

Review the switch configuration to verify that UUFB is enabled on all access switch ports. If any access switch ports do not have UUFB enabled, this is a finding.

Fix text

Configure the switch to have Unknown Unicast Flood Blocking (UUFB) enabled.

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