SLES-12-030151 - The SUSE operating system must not allow users to override SSH environment variables.

Information

SSH environment options potentially allow users to bypass access restriction in some configurations.

Solution

Configure the SUSE operating system disables unattended logon via SSH.

Add or edit the following lines in the '/etc/ssh/sshd_config' file:

PermitUserEnvironment no

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SLES_12_V3R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-217269r991591_rule, STIG-ID|SLES-12-030151, STIG-Legacy|SV-108115, STIG-Legacy|V-99011, Vuln-ID|V-217269

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 7f403a080d41ddfc683e2165f5fd19c5a210149fd40d904583e701c6d6543768