The AlmaLinux OS 9 SSH server configuration file must be owned by root.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
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.
- ID
- SV-269262r1050144_rule
- Version
- ALMA-09-020590
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the SSHD config files to be owned by root with the following command:
$ chown root /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/*.conf