Details

This entry starts autoconf6 on system startup. This is to automatically configure IPv6 interfaces at boot time.

authoconf6 is used to automatically configure IPv6 interfaces at boot time. Running this service may allow other hosts on the same physical subnet to connect via IPv6, even when the network does not support it. You must disable this unless you utilize IPv6 on the server.

Solution

In /etc/rc.tcpip, comment out the autoconf6 entry-

chrctcp -d autoconf6

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/528

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|CM-7b.
• CSCv6|9.1

Source

• Tenable.com/audits