[PATCH 1/3] [bugfix] - disable_host_auth OVAL false positive

Gabe redhatrises at gmail.com
Wed Jul 30 00:43:36 UTC 2014


- fix false positive for SSH host-based authentication check in sshd_config

Signed-off-by: Gabe <redhatrises at gmail.com>
---
 shared/oval/disable_host_auth.xml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/shared/oval/disable_host_auth.xml b/shared/oval/disable_host_auth.xml
index 6f4eb9d..de51fd7 100644
--- a/shared/oval/disable_host_auth.xml
+++ b/shared/oval/disable_host_auth.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       <extend_definition comment="sshd service is disabled"
       definition_ref="service_sshd_disabled" />
       <criterion comment="Check HostbasedAuthentication in /etc/ssh/sshd_config"
-      test_ref="test_sshd_hostbasedauthentication" />
+      negate="true" test_ref="test_sshd_hostbasedauthentication" />
     </criteria>
   </definition>
   <ind:textfilecontent54_test check="all" check_existence="none_exist"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   </ind:textfilecontent54_test>
   <ind:textfilecontent54_object id="object_sshd_hostbasedauthentication" version="2">
     <ind:filepath>/etc/ssh/sshd_config</ind:filepath>
-    <ind:pattern operation="pattern match">^[\s]*(?i)HostbasedAuthentication(?-i)[\s]+yes[\s]*(?:|(?:#.*))?$</ind:pattern>
+    <ind:pattern operation="pattern match">^[\s]*(?i)HostbasedAuthentication(?-i)[\s]+no[\s]*(?:|(?:#.*))?$</ind:pattern>
     <ind:instance datatype="int">1</ind:instance>
   </ind:textfilecontent54_object>
 </def-group>
-- 
2.0.0



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