RHEL 9 must have the openssh-clients package installed.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-257980	RHEL-09-255020	SV-257980r928960_rule		Medium

Description
This package includes utilities to make encrypted connections and transfer files securely to SSH servers.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-12-01

Details

Check Text ( C-61721r925925_chk )
Verify that RHEL 9 has the openssh-clients package installed with the following command: $ sudo dnf list --installed openssh-clients Example output: openssh-clients.x86_64 8.7p1-8.el9 If the "openssh-clients" package is not installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-61645r928960_fix)
The openssh-clients package can be installed with the following command: $ sudo dnf install openssh-clients