CCE-96089-8| Platform: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15 | Date: (C)2022-09-27 (M)2023-07-04 |
Configuring this setting for the SSH daemon provides additional assurance that remote logon via SSH will require a password, even in the event of misconfiguration elsewhere.
Parameter:
[yes/no]
Technical Mechanism:
Fix:Configure the SUSE operating system SSH daemon to not allow authentication using "known hosts" authentication.
Add the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config", or uncomment the line and set the value to "yes":
IgnoreUserKnownHosts yes
| CCSS Severity: | CCSS Metrics: |
| CCSS Score : 8.4 | Attack Vector: LOCAL |
| Exploit Score: 2.5 | Attack Complexity: LOW |
| Impact Score: 5.9 | Privileges Required: NONE |
| Severity: HIGH | User Interaction: NONE |
| Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Scope: UNCHANGED |
| | Confidentiality: HIGH |
| | Integrity: HIGH |
| | Availability: HIGH |
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References: | Resource Id | Reference |
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| SCAP Repo OVAL Definition | oval:org.secpod.oval:def:84513 |
