Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V2 · R1

CurrentPublished Fri Jan 22 2021

The SSH public host key files must have mode 0644 or less permissive.

Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The SSH public host key files must have mode 0644 or less permissive.

Description

Discussion Text

If a public host key file is modified by an unauthorized user, the SSH service may be compromised.

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Objective

V-218607

Rule

SV-218607r603259_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN005522

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Check the permissions for SSH public host key files.

# ls -lL /etc/ssh/*key.pub

If any file has a mode more permissive than 0644, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Change the permissions for the SSH public host key files.

# chmod 0644 /etc/ssh/*key.pub

STIG check 445 of 571 in the Oracle Linux 5 STIG checklist

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