Microsoft Windows Server 2022

Windows Server 2022 source routing must be configured to the highest protection level to prevent Internet Protocol (IP) source routing

STIG ID: WN22-CC-000040 | SRG: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | Severity: Low | CCI: CCI-000366 | Vulnerability ID: V-254336

Description

Configuring the system to disable IP source routing protects against spoofing.

Check

C-57821r848822_chk

If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Value Name: DisableIPSourceRoutingValue Type: REG_DWORDValue: 0x00000002 (2)

Fix

F-57772r848823_fix

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> MSS (Legacy) >> MSS: (DisableIPSourceRouting) IP source routing protection level (protects against packet spoofing) to "Enabled" with "Highest protection, source routing is completely disabled" selected.This policy setting requires the installation of the MSS-Legacy custom templates included with the STIG package. "MSS-Legacy.admx" and "MSS-Legacy.adml" must be copied to the \Windows\PolicyDefinitions and \Windows\PolicyDefinitions\en-US directories respectively.