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Bug 1522956 - sshd_required flag mishandled in sshd rules OVALs
Summary: sshd_required flag mishandled in sshd rules OVALs
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: scap-security-guide
Version: 7.4
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
medium
medium
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Watson Yuuma Sato
QA Contact: Marek Haicman
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2017-12-06 19:53 UTC by Marek Haicman
Modified: 2018-04-10 12:21 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

Fixed In Version: scap-security-guide-0.1.36-7.el7
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Last Closed: 2018-04-10 12:21:26 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2018:0761 0 None None None 2018-04-10 12:21:55 UTC

Description Marek Haicman 2017-12-06 19:53:30 UTC
Description of problem:
sshd rules will pass when sshd_required is set to 0 (unset)

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
scap-security-guide-0.1.36-4.el7.noarch

How reproducible:
reliably

Steps to Reproduce:
1. open scap workbench, select sshd_use_approved_ciphers
2. sshd_required set to 0
3. scan machine that has Ciphers line commented / not present at all

Actual results:
pass

Expected results:
fail

Additional info:

All sshd rules has more or less same pattern in the oval (this is snippet from source code):
    <criteria operator="AND">                                                   
      <extend_definition comment="Installed OS is certified" definition_ref="installed_OS_is_certified" />
      <criteria comment="SSH is not installed or conditions are met"            
      operator="OR">                                                            
          <extend_definition comment="sshd is not required and not installed, or requirement is unset"
          definition_ref="sshd_not_required_or_unset" />                        
          <criteria comment="sshd is installed and configured" operator="AND">  
            <extend_definition comment="sshd is required and installed, or requirement is unset"
            definition_ref="sshd_required_or_unset" />                          
            <criterion comment="Check the Cipers list in /etc/ssh/sshd_config"  
            test_ref="test_sshd_use_approved_ciphers" />                        
          </criteria>                                                           
      </criteria>                                                               
    </criteria> 

That criterion "sshd_not_required_or_unset" is the culprit - what we really want in this situation is different logic - "sshd is not installed and either not required or unset".

Comment 8 Marek Haicman 2018-02-26 22:05:01 UTC
Verified in version scap-security-guide-0.1.36-7.el7.noarch `sshd_required` value works as expected.
1 - sshd_* rules pass when openssh-server package is not installed, fail otherwise
2 - sshd_* rules pass if openssh-server package is installed and sshd_config is configured properly
0 - configuration is checked if openssh-server is installed

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2018-04-10 12:21:26 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2018:0761


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