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The Photon operating system must use OpenSSH for remote maintenance sessions.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-239139 PHTN-67-000068 SV-239139r856057_rule Medium
Description
If the remote connection is not closed and verified as closed, the session may remain open and be exploited by an attacker; this is referred to as a zombie session. Remote connections must be disconnected and verified as disconnected when nonlocal maintenance sessions have been terminated and are no longer available for use. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000395-GPOS-00175, SRG-OS-000074-GPOS-00042, SRG-OS-000112-GPOS-00057, SRG-OS-000113-GPOS-00058, SRG-OS-000120-GPOS-00061, SRG-OS-000125-GPOS-00065, SRG-OS-000425-GPOS-00189, SRG-OS-000426-GPOS-00190
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-09-27

Details

Check Text ( C-42350r675223_chk )
At the command line, execute the following command:

# rpm -qa|grep openssh

If there is no output, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-42309r675224_fix)
Installing openssh manually is not supported by VMware. Revert to a previous backup or redeploy the VCSA.