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V-271488

CAT II (Medium)

OL 9 must have the openssh-clients package installed.

Rule ID

SV-271488r1091176_rule

STIG

Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R5

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

This package includes utilities to make encrypted connections and transfer files securely to SSH servers.

Check Content

Verify that OL 9 has the openssh-clients package installed with the following command:

$ dnf list --installed openssh-clients
Installed Packages
openssh-clients.x86_64                          8.7p1-38.0.2.el9_4.4                          @ol9_baseos_latest

If the openssh-clients package is not installed, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Install the openssh-clients package with the following command:
 
$ sudo dnf install -y openssh-clients