Check: PHTN-67-000116
VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS STIG:
PHTN-67-000116
(in versions v1 r6 through v1 r1)
Title
The Photon operating system must be configured to protect the SSH private host key from unauthorized access. (Cat II impact)
Discussion
If an unauthorized user obtains the private SSH host key file, the host could be impersonated.
Check Content
At the command line, execute the following command: # stat -c "%n permissions are %a and owned by %U:%G" /etc/ssh/*key Expected result: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key permissions are 600 and owned by root:root /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key permissions are 600 and owned by root:root /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key permissions are 600 and owned by root:root /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key permissions are 600 and owned by root:root If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text
At the command line, execute the following commands for each returned file: # chmod 600 <file> # chown root:root <file>
Additional Identifiers
Rule ID: SV-239187r675369_rule
Vulnerability ID: V-239187
Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
Expert Comments
CCIs
Number | Definition |
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CCI-000366 |
The organization implements the security configuration settings. |
Controls
Number | Title |
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CM-6 |
Configuration Settings |