ESXI-70-000020 - The ESXi host Secure Shell (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 the system as another user.

Solution

From an ESXi shell, add or correct the following line in '/etc/ssh/sshd_config':

StrictModes yes

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_7-0_Y25M04_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA VMware vSphere 7.0 ESXi STIG v1r4 Unix

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-256389r959010_rule, STIG-ID|ESXI-70-000020, Vuln-ID|V-256389

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: e9870ba87ff8c540000960311b09391ace5e2b9710524c41bf9304c9a0e6e262