Detections
Analytics
GEN005528-ESXI5-000106 - The SSH daemon must not accept environment variables from the client or must only accept those pertaining to locale.
Information
Environment variables can be used to change the behavior of remote sessions and should be limited. Locale environment variables that specify the language, character set, and other features modifying the operation of software to match the user's preferences.NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.
Solution
Disable lock down mode. Enable the ESXi Shell. Execute the following command(s):# vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
Add/modify the attribute line entry to the following (quotes for emphasis only):
'AcceptEnv LOCALE'
or
'AcceptEnv'
Re-enable lock down mode.
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_ESXi5_Server_V2R1_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA VMWare ESXi 5.0 Server STIG v2r1
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Group-ID|V-39266, Rule-ID|SV-250597r798790_rule, STIG-ID|GEN005528-ESXI5-000106, STIG-Legacy|SV-51082, STIG-Legacy|V-39266, Vuln-ID|V-250597
Plugin: VMware
Control ID: 16c0029b638a784434ee227d09642b67e326a7d41db8975e3bf384c673d89c9b