If AIX server is not functioning as a network router, the gated daemon must be disabled.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-215358	AIX7-00-003052	SV-215358r958478_rule		Medium

Description

This daemon provides gateway routing functions for protocols such as RIP and SNMP. To prevent remote attacks this daemon should not be enabled unless there is no alternative.

STIG	Date
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-08-16

Details

Check Text (C-16556r294525_chk)

From the command prompt, execute the following command:
# grep "^start[[:blank:]]/usr/sbin/gated" /etc/rc.tcpip

If there is any output from the command, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16554r294526_fix)

In "/etc/rc.tcpip", comment out the "gated" entry by running command:
# chrctcp -d gated