The Dell OS10 multicast Designated Router (DR) must be configured to filter the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) Report messages to allow hosts to join only multicast groups that have been approved by the organization.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-269898 | OS10-RTR-000800 | SV-269898r1052079_rule | Low |
| Description |
| Real-time multicast traffic can entail multiple large flows of data. Large unicast flows tend to be fairly isolated (i.e., someone doing a file download here or there), whereas multicast can have broader impact on bandwidth consumption, resulting in extreme network congestion. Hence, it is imperative that there is multicast admission control to restrict which multicast groups hosts are allowed to join via IGMP or MLD. |
| STIG | Date |
| Dell OS10 Switch Router Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-11 |
Details
| Check Text (C-73931r1052077_chk) |
| Review the configuration of the DR to verify that it is filtering IGMP or MLD report messages, allowing hosts to join only those groups that have been approved. Note: This requirement is only applicable to Source Specific Multicast (SSM) implementation. This requirement is not applicable to Any Source Multicast (ASM) since the filtering is being performed by the Rendezvous Point router. Step 1: Verify that SSM is in use. If not, this requirement is not applicable. ! ip access-list ssm-1 seq 10 permit ip any 236.0.0.0/8 ! ip pim ssm-range ssm-1 Step 2: Verify that each interface applies an appropriate inbound IGMP filter that permits or denies IGMP messages. ! interface vlan100 no shutdown ip access-group IGMP_FILTER in ! ip access-list IGMP_FILTER seq 10 deny 2 224.0.0.22 239.8.0.0/16 ttl eq 1 seq 20 permit ip any any If the DR is not filtering IGMP or MLD report messages, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-73832r1052078_fix) |
| Configure the DR to filter the IGMP and MLD report messages to allow hosts to join only those multicast groups that have been approved. OS10(config)# ip access-list IGMP_FILTER OS10(config-ipv4-acl)# deny 2 224.0.0.22 239.8.0.0/16 ttl eq 1 OS10(config-ipv4-acl)# permit ip any any OS10(config)# interface vlan 100 OS10(conf-if-vl-100)# ip access-group IGMP_FILTER in |