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Linux RHEL-10-700640

DISA STIG RHEL-10-700640 (CAT I): RHEL 10 must not allow users to override Secure Shell (SSH) environment variables.

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RHEL-10-700640 CAT I

RHEL 10 must not allow users to override Secure Shell (SSH) environment variables.

NIST SP 800-53: CM-7

Check

Verify RHEL 10 disables unattended or automatic login via SSH with the following command: $ sudo /usr/sbin/sshd -dd 2>&1 | awk '/filename/ {print $4}' | tr -d '\r' | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs sudo grep -iH '^\s*permituserenvironment' /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/10-stig.conf:PermitUserEnvironment no Verify the runtime setting with the following command: $ sudo sshd -T | grep -i permituserenvironment permituserenvironment no If the "PermitUserEnvironment" keyword is not set to "no" in a drop-in that lexicographically precedes 50-redhat.conf, or if no output is returned, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure RHEL 10 to disable unattended or automatic login via SSH. In "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d", create a drop file that will lexicographically precede 50-redhat.conf and add the following line: PermitUserEnvironment no Restart the SSH daemon with the following command for the setting to take effect: $ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service

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