RHEL 10 must be configured so that the Secure Shell (SSH) server configuration file is group-owned by "root".
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-281047 | RHEL-10-400150 | SV-281047r1184647_rule | CCI-000213 | 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 | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-03-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-281047r1184647_chk)
Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file and the contents of "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d" are group-owned by "root" with the following command:
$ sudo find /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d -exec stat -c "%G %n" {} \;
root /etc/ssh/sshd_config
root /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d
root /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/50-cloud-init.conf
root /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/50-redhat.conf
If the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file or "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d" or any files in the "sshd_config.d" directory do not have a group owner of "root", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-85513r1165495_fix)
Configure RHEL 10 so that the "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" file and the contents of "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d" are group-owned by "root" with the following command:
$ sudo chgrp root /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d