The Arista router must be configured to have gratuitous ARP disabled on all external interfaces.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-256030 | SRG-NET-000362-RTR-000111 | ARST-RT-000510 | SV-256030r882432_rule | 2025-02-20 | 2 |
| Description |
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| A gratuitous ARP is an ARP broadcast in which the source and destination MAC addresses are the same. It is used to inform the network about a host IP address. A spoofed gratuitous ARP message can cause network mapping information to be stored incorrectly, causing network malfunction. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Review the configuration to determine if gratuitous ARP is disabled on all external interfaces. By default, Arista router interfaces reject gratuitous ARP request packets. To verify the gratuitous ARP is disabled, execute the command "sh run int ethernet YY". These commands enable/disable gratuitous ARP packet acceptance on. Enable interface Ethernet 2 arp gratuitous accept Disable interface Ethernet 2 no arp gratuitous accept If gratuitous ARP is enabled on any external interface, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Disable gratuitous ARP on all external interfaces. Disable interface Ethernet 2 no arp gratuitous accept |