STIGQter: STIG Summary: Solaris 10 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 22 Jan 2021:

The SSH daemon must perform strict mode checking of home directory configuration files.

DISA Rule

SV-227904r603266_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-227904

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480

Rule Version

GEN005536

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Edit the SSH daemon configuration and change the StrictModes setting value to yes or remove it entirely.

Check Contents

Check the SSH daemon configuration for the StrictModes setting.
# grep -i StrictModes /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep -v '^#'
If the setting is present and not set to yes, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-227904

Documentable

False

Rule Version

GEN005536

Severity Override Guidance

Check the SSH daemon configuration for the StrictModes setting.
# grep -i StrictModes /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep -v '^#'
If the setting is present and not set to yes, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4061

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