Detections
Analytics
GEN005529-ESXI5-708 - The SSH client must not send environment variables to the server or must only send those pertaining to locale.
Information
Environment variables can be used to change the behavior of remote sessions and should be limited. Locale environment variables 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/ssh_config
Add/modify the attribute line entry to one of the following (quotes for emphasis only):
'SendEnv LOCALE '
or
'SendEnv'
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-39269, Rule-ID|SV-250598r798793_rule, STIG-ID|GEN005529-ESXI5-708, STIG-Legacy|SV-51085, STIG-Legacy|V-39269, Vuln-ID|V-250598
Plugin: VMware
Control ID: 118e2c0224329be0b4712a962fc31148de7a2a4a587decdd733ab677d11c50ea