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RHEL 9 SSH server configuration file must be group-owned by root.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services, which if configured incorrectly, can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files must be owned by the correct group to prevent unauthorized changes.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-257997r925978_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file to be group-owned by root with the following command:

$ sudo chgrp root /etc/ssh/sshd_config