STIGQter: STIG Summary: Application Layer Gateway Security Requirements Guide Version: 2 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The ALG must fail to a secure state upon failure of initialization, shutdown, or abort actions.

DISA Rule

SV-204961r396018_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-204961

Group Title

SRG-NET-000235

Rule Version

SRG-NET-000235-ALG-000118

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001190 - Fail to an organization-defined known-system state for the following failures on the indicated components while preserving organization-defined system state information in failure.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the ALG to fail to a secure state upon failure of initialization, shutdown, or abort actions.

Check Contents

Verify the ALG function fails to a secure state upon failure of initialization, shutdown, or abort actions.

If the ALG function does not fail to a secure state upon failure of initialization, shutdown, or abort actions, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-204961

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SRG-NET-000235-ALG-000118

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the ALG function fails to a secure state upon failure of initialization, shutdown, or abort actions.

If the ALG function does not fail to a secure state upon failure of initialization, shutdown, or abort actions, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2904