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1.158 ALMA-09-020480

Information

The AlmaLinux OS 9 SSH server configuration file must be group-owned by root.

GROUP ID: V-269261
RULE ID: SV-269261r1050143

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.

Solution

Configure the SSHD config files to be group-owned by root with the following command:

$ chgrp root /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/*.conf

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27039

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-269261r1050143_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-020480, Vuln-ID|V-269261

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: a51a9cc80d64a5a242c5c841e2bca56d873631bf04c94e23dc24b92169d2950d