Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-22481 | GEN005532 | SV-46096r1_rule | ECSC-1 | Medium |
Description |
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OpenSSH has the ability to create network tunnels (layer-2 and layer-3) over an SSH connection. This function can provide similar convenience to a Virtual Private Network (VPN) with the similar risk of providing a path to circumvent firewalls and network ACLs. |
STIG | Date |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2012-12-13 |
Check Text ( C-43352r1_chk ) |
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Check the SSH client configuration for the Tunnel setting. # grep -i Tunnel /etc/ssh/ssh_config | grep -v '^#' If the setting is present and not set to "no", this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-39439r1_fix) |
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Edit the SSH client configuration to remove the "Tunnel" setting or set the value to "no". |