RHEL 9 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 into the system as another user.
- ID
- SV-258008r1045075_rule
- Version
- RHEL-09-255160
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the SSH daemon to perform strict mode checking of home directory configuration files.
Add the following line to "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" or to a file in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d", or uncomment the line and set the value to "yes":
StrictModes yes