STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 10 must not enable Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) packet forwarding unless the system is a router.

DISA Rule

SV-281357r1167221_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281357

Group Title

SRG-OS-000420-GPOS-00186

Rule Version

RHEL-10-800250

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-002385 - Protect against or limit the effects of organization-defined types of denial of service events.
CCI-001112 - Route organization-defined internal communications traffic to organization-defined external networks through authenticated proxy servers at managed interfaces.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to not allow IPv6 packet forwarding unless the system is a router.

Create a configuration file if it does not already exist:

$ sudo vi /etc/sysctl.d/ipv6_forwarding.conf

Add the following line to the file:

net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding = 0

Reload settings from all system configuration files with the following command:

$ sudo sysctl --system

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Note: If IPv6 is disabled on the system, this requirement is not applicable.

Verify RHEL 10 is not performing IPv6 packet forwarding unless the system is a router.

Check the value of the "net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding" variable with the following command:

$ sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding
net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding = 0

If "net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding" is not set to "0" or is missing, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281357

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-800250

Severity Override Guidance

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Target Key

5733