The RUCKUS ICX multicast Rendezvous Pointerface (RP) Router must be configured to limit the multicast forwarding cache so that its resources are not saturated by managing an overwhelming number of Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) and Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) source-active entries.
DISA Rule
SV-273637r1110898_rule
Vulnerability Number
V-273637
Group Title
SRG-NET-000362-RTR-000120
Rule Version
RCKS-RTR-000700
Severity
CAT III
CCI(s)
- CCI-002385 - Protect against or limit the effects of organization-defined types of denial of service events.
Weight
10
Fix Recommendation
Configure the "system-max msdp-sa-cache" value to be above zero. (Reboot may be required to take effect.)
ICX(config)#system-max msdp-sa-cache 1024
Check Contents
View the "show default value" output for the msdp-sa-cache value. If that number is zero, this is a finding.
Vulnerability Number
V-273637
Documentable
False
Rule Version
RCKS-RTR-000700
Severity Override Guidance
View the "show default value" output for the msdp-sa-cache value. If that number is zero, this is a finding.
Check Content Reference
M
Target Key
5696