The OL 8 SSH daemon must perform strict mode checking of home directory configuration files.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-248603 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | OL08-00-010500 | SV-248603r991589_rule | 2025-02-20 | 2 |
| Description |
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| If other users have access to modify user-specific SSH configuration files, they may be able to log on to the system as another user. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify the SSH daemon performs strict mode checking of home directory configuration files with the following command: $ sudo /usr/sbin/sshd -dd 2>&1 | awk '/filename/ {print $4}' | tr -d '\r' | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs sudo grep -iH '^\s*strictmodes' StrictModes yes If "StrictModes" is set to "no" or is missing, or if the returned line is commented out, this is a finding. If conflicting results are returned, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure SSH to perform strict mode checking of home directory configuration files. Uncomment the "StrictModes" keyword in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" and set the value to "yes": StrictModes yes The SSH daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the SSH daemon, run the following command: $ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service |