Detections
Analytics
ESXI-65-000016 - The ESXi host SSH daemon must not permit user environment settings.
Information
SSH environment options potentially allow users to bypass access restriction in some configurations. Users must not be able to present environment options to the SSH daemon.Solution
From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, add or correct the following line in '/etc/ssh/sshd_config':PermitUserEnvironment no
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-5_Y21M07_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG VMware vSphere ESXi OS 6.5 v2r2
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, CSCv6|3.1, Rule-ID|SV-207617r388482_rule, STIG-ID|ESXI-65-000016, STIG-Legacy|SV-104065, STIG-Legacy|V-93979, Vuln-ID|V-207617
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 825fe64fefa616474736dd10d10345d66a5353ea57089901b284eae80b3ba08d