RHEL 9 SSH server configuration file must have mode 0600 or less permissive.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should 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-257999r991589_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" permissions to be "0600" with the following command:
$ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/ssh/sshd_config