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TMA-ROCKY8-5.1.3

Ensure access to /etc/sysconfig/sshd is configured

MediumLevel 1Automatedlinux

Description

The file /etc/sysconfig/sshd contains configuration specifications for the sshd service.

How it is checked

Audit method: Shell command

shell
alt0() { s=$(stat -Lc '%a %u %g' /etc/sysconfig/sshd 2>&1) || { echo "step1: $s"; return 1; }; set -- $s; m=$((8#$1)); [ $((m & ~0640)) -eq 0 ] && [ "$2" = 0 ] && [ "$3" = 0 ] || { echo "step1: /etc/sysconfig/sshd is mode $1 uid $2 gid $3, want 640 or stricter, uid 0, gid 0"; return 1; }; }; if alt0; then echo compliant; fi
Expected output
compliant

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Run the following commands to remove excess permissions, set owner, and set group on /etc/sysconfig/sshd: # chmod u-x,g-we,o-rwx /etc/sysconfig/sshd # chown root:root /etc/sysconfig/sshd

Properties

Operating systems
rocky-8
Tags
cis-convertedlinux
Reference
CIS Rocky Linux 8 Benchmark v3.0.0 - 5.1.3

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

shell
tmaegis scan --target linux