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The RUCKUS ICX router must be configured to have Gratuitous Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) disabled on all external interfaces.

Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-273629 RCKS-RTR-000620 SV-273629r1111036_rule   Medium
Description
A gratuitous ARP is an ARP broadcast in which the source and destination MAC addresses are the same. It is used to inform the network about a host IP address. A spoofed gratuitous ARP message can cause network mapping information to be stored incorrectly, causing network malfunction.
STIG Date
RUCKUS ICX Router Security Technical Implementation Guide 2025-06-03

Details

Check Text (C-77720r1111035_chk)
The RUCKUS ICX disables gratuitous ARP by default. Review the configuration to verify the command below does not appear.

ip arp learn-gratuitous-arp

If the above command is present in the configuration, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-77625r1109908_fix)
Disable learning of gratuitous ARPs:

ICX(config)#no ip arp learn-gratuitous-arp