STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 6.7 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 09 Mar 2021:

The ESXi host SSH daemon must not allow compression or must only allow compression after successful authentication.

DISA Rule

SV-239276r674757_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239276

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

Rule Version

ESXI-67-000021

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, add or correct the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config":

Compression no

Check Contents

From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, run the following command:

# grep -i "^Compression" /etc/ssh/sshd_config

If there is no output or the output is not exactly "Compression no", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239276

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ESXI-67-000021

Severity Override Guidance

From an SSH session connected to the ESXi host, or from the ESXi shell, run the following command:

# grep -i "^Compression" /etc/ssh/sshd_config

If there is no output or the output is not exactly "Compression no", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5326

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