The AlmaLinux OS 9 SSH server configuration file must be owned by root.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-269262 | ALMA-09-020590 | SV-269262r1050144_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services, which, if configured incorrectly, can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files must be owned by the correct group to prevent unauthorized changes. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-27 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · V1R6 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · V1R6 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · V1R6 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · V1R6 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-269262r1050144_chk)
Verify the ownership of "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" and any "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/*.conf" files with the following command:
$ find /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d -exec stat -c "%U %n" {} \;
root /etc/ssh/sshd_config
root /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d
root /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/40-stig.conf
root /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/50-redhat.conf
root /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/clientalive.conf
If any of the files do not have an owner of "root", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-73194r1048163_fix)
Configure the SSHD config files to be owned by root with the following command:
$ chown root /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/*.conf