Title

RHEL 9 SSH server configuration file must have mode 0600 or less permissive. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the correct group to prevent unauthorized changes.

Check Content

Verify the permissions of the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file with the following command: $ ls -al /etc/ssh/sshd_config rw-------. 1 root root 3669 Feb 22 11:34 /etc/ssh/sshd_config If the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" permissions are not "0600", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" permissions to be "0600" with the following command: $ sudo chmod 0600 /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-257999r925984_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-257999

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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