CloudLink: Disable AWS console access to CloudLink OS

概要: AWS has pre-installed SSM agent on all supported Operating Systems, this SSM agent will also let access to CloudLink OS console directly.

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現象

Dell recommends the removal of SSM agent from CloudLink instances as it will lead to security vulnerabilities.

原因

In AWS, the SSM agent is pre-installed on all supported Operating Systems to allow access to the Operating System console directly.

Affected Products and Version/s: All versions of CloudLink till 7.1.3 when deployed in AWS.

解決方法

In order to disable login via Session Manager to CloudLink OS, Administrator must uninstall the SSM agent from the CloudLink instance.

There are two workarounds:
Remediation workflow 1:   When user has access to CloudLink console via Session Manager.
Remediation workflow 2:   When user has no access to CloudLink console via Session Manager.


Remediation workflow 1:

1.    Instance of CloudLink.
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2.    On Session Manager tab -> Click on Connect button
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3.    Once you are on CloudLink console using Session Manager, enter sudo su
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4.    To check the Status of SSM Agent running on CloudLink console run the below command
“systemctl status snap.amazon-ssm-agent.amazon-ssm-agent.service”
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5.    To list the running SSM agent on CloudLink console run the below command
“snap list amazon-ssm-agent”
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6.    To remove the SSM agent from CloudLink console run the below command
“snap remove amazon-ssm-agent”
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Validate SSM agent is removed from CloudLink instance.

7.    When SSM agent gets uninstalled CloudLink instance, the “connect” button gets disabled
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8.    When user tries to SSH to CloudLink IP address it takes user to CloudLink login prompt
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9.    Check for status of SSM agent .  Verify Agent is “Stopped”
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10.    Check the list of SSM agents.  Status return “No matching snaps installed”.
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Remediation workflow 2:
Session Manager is not enabled when an IAM Role is not selected. Thus with no presence of Session manager, the user will not be able to access CloudLink console.
To verify IAM Profile, login to AWS -> Launch EC2 instance -> Advanced details -> IAM Instance profile
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Recommended not to select any profile under "IAM Instance profile", this will lead to Session Manager not being able to establish a connection to CloudLink console.
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NOTE: At this point when Session Manager cannot establish connection to the CloudLink console, User has to contact Technical Support to assist in uninstalling SSM agent from CloudLink instances.

対象製品

CloudLink SecureVM, CloudLink
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文書番号: 000200819
文書の種類: Solution
最終更新: 09 11月 2022
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