documentation_complete: true

title: 'Configure Accepting IPv6 Router Advertisements'

description: '<sysctl-desc-macro sysctl="net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra" value="0" />'

rationale: 'An illicit router advertisement message could result in a man-in-the-middle attack.'

severity: unknown

identifiers:
    cce: 27164-3

references:
    cis: 4.4.1.1
    nist: CM-7

ocil: '<sysctl-check-macro sysctl="net.ipv6.conf.default.accept_ra" value="0" />'
