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Network devices must provide a logoff capability for administrator-initiated communication sessions.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-66225 HFFS-ND-000082 SV-80715r1_rule Medium
Description
If an administrator cannot explicitly end a device management session, the session may remain open and be exploited by an attacker; this is referred to as a zombie session.
STIG Date
HP FlexFabric Switch NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-06-03

Details

Check Text ( C-66871r1_chk )
Review the HP FlexFabric Switch configuration to determine if it provides a logoff capability for administrator-initiated communication sessions.

[HP] display users

Idx Line Idle Time Pid Type
+ 177 VTY 0 00:00:00 May 29 15:45:11 1011 SSH

Following are more details.
VTY 0 :
User name: admin@system
Location: 16.117.204.17
+ : Current operation user.
F : Current operation user works in async mode.

If the HP FlexFabric Switch does not provide a logoff capability for these sessions, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-72301r1_fix)
Configure the HP FlexFabric Switch to provide a logoff capability for administrator-initiated communication sessions.

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