SLEM 5 SSH daemon must perform strict mode checking of home directory configuration files.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
If other users have access to modify user-specific SSH configuration files, they may be able to log on to the system as another user.
- ID
- SV-261341r996486_rule
- Version
- SLEM-05-255080
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure SLEM 5 SSH daemon performs strict mode checking of home directory configuration files.
Add or modify the following line in the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file:
StrictModes yes