RHEL 9 SSH daemon must be configured to use privilege separation.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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| V-258010 | RHEL-09-255170 | SV-258010r926017_rule | Medium |
| Description |
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| SSH daemon privilege separation causes the SSH process to drop root privileges when not needed, which would decrease the impact of software vulnerabilities in the nonprivileged section. |
| STIG | Date |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-12-01 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-61751r926015_chk ) |
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| Verify the SSH daemon performs privilege separation with the following command: $ sudo grep -ir usepriv /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/* UsePrivilegeSeparation sandbox If the "UsePrivilegeSeparation" keyword is set to "no", the returned line is commented out, or no output is returned, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-61675r926016_fix) |
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| Configure the SSH daemon to perform privilege separation. Add the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config", or uncomment the line and set the value to "yes" or "sandbox": UsePrivilegeSeparation sandbox The SSH service must be restarted for changes to take effect: $ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service |