The Photon operating system must configure sshd to use privilege separation.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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| V-239159 | PHTN-67-000088 | SV-239159r675285_rule | Medium |
| Description |
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| Privilege separation in sshd causes the 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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| VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2022-01-03 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-42370r675283_chk ) |
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| At the command line, execute the following command: # sshd -T|&grep -i UsePrivilegeSeparation Expected result: UsePrivilegeSeparation yes If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-42329r675284_fix) |
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| Open /etc/ssh/sshd_config with a text editor. Ensure that the "UsePrivilegeSeparation" line is uncommented and set to the following: UsePrivilegeSeparation yes At the command line, execute the following command: # service sshd reload |