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The Photon operating system must configure sshd to disable environment processing.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-256548 PHTN-30-000079 SV-256548r887318_rule Medium
Description
Enabling environment processing may enable users to bypass access restrictions in some configurations and must therefore be disabled.
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide 2023-02-21

Details

Check Text ( C-60223r887316_chk )
At the command line, run the following command:

sshd -T|&grep -i PermitUserEnvironment

Expected result:

PermitUserEnvironment no

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60166r887317_fix)
Navigate to and open:

/etc/ssh/sshd_config

Ensure the "PermitUserEnvironment" line is uncommented and set to the following:

PermitUserEnvironment no

At the command line, run the following command:

# systemctl restart sshd.service