The SSH daemon must only listen on management network addresses unless authorized for uses other than management.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22457	GEN005504	SV-26750r1_rule	ECSC-1	Medium

Description
The SSH daemon should only listen on network addresses designated for management traffic. If the system has multiple network interfaces and SSH listens on addresses not designated for management traffic, the SSH service could be subject to unauthorized access. If SSH is used for purposes other than management, such as providing an SFTP service, the list of approved listening addresses may be documented.

Description

The SSH daemon should only listen on network addresses designated for management traffic. If the system has multiple network interfaces and SSH listens on addresses not designated for management traffic, the SSH service could be subject to unauthorized access. If SSH is used for purposes other than management, such as providing an SFTP service, the list of approved listening addresses may be documented.

STIG	Date
VMware ESX 3 Server	2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-27759r1_chk )
Check the SSH daemon configuration for listening network addresses. # grep -i Listen /etc/ssh/sshd_config \| grep -v '^#' If no configuration is returned, or if a returned Listen configuration contains addresses not designated for management traffic, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-24000r1_fix)
Edit the SSH daemon configuration to specify listening network addresses designated for management traffic.