RHEL 8 must not allow users to override SSH environment variables.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
SSH environment options potentially allow users to bypass access restriction in some configurations.
- ID
- SV-230330r1017141_rule
- Version
- RHEL-08-010830
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure RHEL 8 to allow the SSH daemon to not allow unattended or automatic logon to the system.
Add or edit the following line in the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file:
PermitUserEnvironment no