The SUSE operating system must not allow users to override SSH environment variables.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>SSH environment options potentially allow users to bypass access restriction in some configurations.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-217269r877377_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the SUSE operating system disables unattended logon via SSH.
Add or edit the following lines in the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file:
PermitUserEnvironment no