STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 10 must be configured so that Secure Shell (SSH) server configuration files' permissions are not modified.

DISA Rule

SV-281262r1184762_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281262

Group Title

SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

Rule Version

RHEL-10-700590

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000213 - Enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 so that SSH server configuration files' permissions are not modified.

Run the following commands to restore the correct permissions of OpenSSH server configuration files:

$ sudo rpm --setugids openssh-server
$ sudo rpm --setperms openssh-server

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Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that SSH server configuration files' permissions are not modified.

Check the permissions of the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file with the following command:

$ sudo rpm --verify openssh-server | awk '! ($2 == "c" && $1 ~ /^.\..\.\.\.\..\./) {print $0}'

If the command returns any output, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281262

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-700590

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that SSH server configuration files' permissions are not modified.

Check the permissions of the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file with the following command:

$ sudo rpm --verify openssh-server | awk '! ($2 == "c" && $1 ~ /^.\..\.\.\.\..\./) {print $0}'

If the command returns any output, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5733