The Photon operating system must configure sshd to disable environment processing.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256548 | PHTN-30-000079 | SV-256548r1051424_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Enabling environment processing may enable users to bypass access restrictions in some configurations and must therefore be disabled. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-256548r1051424_chk)
At the command line, run the following command:
#sshd -T|&grep -i PermitUserEnvironment
Expected result:
PermitUserEnvironment no
If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60166r887317_fix)
Navigate to and open:
/etc/ssh/sshd_config
Ensure the "PermitUserEnvironment" line is uncommented and set to the following:
PermitUserEnvironment no
At the command line, run the following command:
# systemctl restart sshd.service