Detections
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SLES-12-030230 - The SUSE operating system SSH daemon must perform strict mode checking of home directory configuration files.
Information
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.Solution
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
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SLES_12_V3R4_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA SLES 12 STIG v3r4
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-217277r991589_rule, STIG-ID|SLES-12-030230, STIG-Legacy|SV-92163, STIG-Legacy|V-77467, Vuln-ID|V-217277
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: f7f688c5cdfadb900f6678493e981a933f98c2aab4a7478e28490c3832fb35ec