Linux: SSH ClientAliveInterval
🗓️ 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbHType
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| linux | www.linux.die.net/man/5/sshd_config |
# Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.150079");
script_version("2022-08-31T10:10:28+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-08-31 10:10:28 +0000 (Wed, 31 Aug 2022)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2020-01-14 14:14:36 +0100 (Tue, 14 Jan 2020)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"0.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:N");
script_tag(name:"qod", value:"97");
script_name("Linux: SSH ClientAliveInterval");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2020 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Policy");
script_dependencies("compliance_tests.nasl", "read_sshd_config.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("Compliance/Launch");
script_add_preference(name:"Value", type:"entry", value:"300", id:1);
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://linux.die.net/man/5/sshd_config");
script_xref(name:"Policy", value:"CIS Distribution Independent Linux v2.0.0: 5.2.16 Ensure SSH Idle Timeout Interval is configured (Scored)");
script_xref(name:"Policy", value:"CIS Controls Version 7: 16.11 Lock Workstation Sessions After Inactivity");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The two options ClientAliveInterval and ClientAliveCountMax control the
timeout of ssh sessions. When the ClientAliveIntervalvariable is set, ssh sessions that have no
activity for the specified length of time are terminated. When the ClientAliveCountMax variable is
set, sshdwill send client alive messages at every ClientAliveIntervalinterval. When the number of
consecutive client alive messages are sent with no response from the client, the sshsession is
terminated. For example, if the ClientAliveInterval is set to 15 seconds and the
ClientAliveCountMax is set to 3, the client ssh session will be terminated after 45 seconds of idle time.");
exit(0);
}
include("ssh_func.inc");
include("policy_functions.inc");
cmd = "grep '^ClientAliveInterval' /etc/ssh/sshd_config";
title = "SSH ClientAliveInterval";
solution = "Edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file to set the parameters according to site policy:
ClientAliveInterval 300
ClientAliveCountMax 0";
test_type = "SSH_Cmd";
default = script_get_preference("Value", id:1);
if(get_kb_item("Policy/linux/sshd_config/ERROR")){
value = "Error";
compliant = "incomplete";
comment = "Could not read /etc/ssh/sshd_config";
}else{
value = get_kb_item("Policy/linux/sshd_config/clientaliveinterval");
compliant = policy_setting_max_match(value:value, set_point:default);
comment = "";
}
policy_reporting(result:value, default:default, compliant:compliant, fixtext:solution,
type:test_type, test:cmd, info:comment);
policy_set_kbs(type:test_type, cmd:cmd, default:default, solution:solution, title:title,
value:value, compliant:compliant);
exit(0);
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