The Photon operating system must configure sshd to perform strict mode checking of home directory configuration files.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>If other users have access to modify user-specific Secure Shell (SSH) configuration files, they may be able to log on to the system as another user.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-256550r887324_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Navigate to and open:
/etc/ssh/sshd_config
Ensure the "StrictModes" line is uncommented and set to the following: