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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-215361	AIX7-00-003055	SV-215361r958478_rule		Medium

Description

The routed daemon manages the network routing tables in the kernel. To prevent 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-16559r294534_chk)

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

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

Fix Text (F-16557r294535_fix)

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