Title

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS SSH server must be configured to use only FIPS 140-3 validated key exchange algorithms. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Without cryptographic integrity protections provided by FIPS-validated cryptographic algorithms, information can be viewed and altered by unauthorized users without detection. The system will attempt to use the first algorithm presented by the client that matches the server list.

Check Content

Verify that the SSH daemon is configured to use only FIPS-validated key exchange algorithms with the following command: $ sudo grep -ir kexalgorithms /etc/ssh/sshd_config* KexAlgorithms ecdh-sha2-nistp521,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group16-sha512,diffie-hellman-group14-sha256 If "KexAlgorithms" does not contain only the algorithms "ecdh-sha2-nistp521,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group16-sha512,diffie-hellman-group14-sha256,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256", is commented out, or is missing, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the SSH daemon to use only FIPS-validated key exchange algorithms by adding or modifying the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config": KexAlgorithms ecdh-sha2-nistp521,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group16-sha512,diffie-hellman-group14-sha256 Restart the "sshd" service for changes to take effect: $ sudo systemctl restart sshd

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-270669r1067112_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-270669

Group Title: SRG-OS-000033-GPOS-00014

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