The system must not accept source-routed IPv6 packets.

From SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z

Associated with: CCI-001551

SV-46106r1_rule The system must not accept source-routed IPv6 packets.

Vulnerability discussion

Source-routed packets allow the source of the packet to suggest that routers forward the packet along a different path than configured on the router, which can be used to bypass network security measures. This requirement applies only to the handling of source-routed traffic destined to the system itself, not to traffic forwarded by the system to another, such as when IPv6 forwarding is enabled and the system is functioning as a router.

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The ability to control the acceptance of source-routed packets is not inherent to IPv6.

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The ability to control the acceptance of source-routed packets is not inherent to IPv6.

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