The SUSE operating system SSH daemon must perform strict mode checking of home directory configuration files.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>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.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-217277r991589_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the SUSE operating system SSH daemon performs strict mode checking of home directory configuration files.
Uncomment the "StrictModes" keyword in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" and set the value to "yes":
StrictModes yes