Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-215297 | AIX7-00-002114 | SV-215297r508663_rule | Medium |
Description |
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SSH daemon privilege separation causes the SSH process to drop root privileges when not needed, which would decrease the impact of software vulnerabilities in the unprivileged section. |
STIG | Date |
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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-05-17 |
Check Text ( C-16495r294342_chk ) |
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Check the SSH daemon configuration for the "UsePrivilegeSeparation" setting using command: # grep -i UsePrivilegeSeparation /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep -v '^#' UsePrivilegeSeparation yes If the setting is not present or the setting is "no", this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-16493r294343_fix) |
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Edit the "/etc/sshd/sshd_config" file and add the following line: UsePrivilegeSeparation yes Restart the SSH daemon: # stopsrc -s sshd # startsrc -s sshd |