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Add CIS Debian 13 SSH KEX and MAC algorithm options#14778

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  • sshd_strong_kex.var: add cis_debian13 option with the CIS Debian 13 approved KEX algorithms. Includes mlkem768x25519-sha256 (ML-KEM / CRYSTALS-Kyber post-quantum algorithm) available in OpenSSH 9.9+ which ships with Debian 13.
  • sshd_strong_macs.var: add cis_debian13 option with the CIS Debian 13 approved MAC algorithms (identical to cis_debian12).

Description:

Add cis_debian13 options to the SSH KEX and MAC algorithm variables
for use with the CIS Debian Linux 13 Benchmark v1.0.0.

  • sshd_strong_kex.var: adds cis_debian13 with the CIS-approved KEX
    algorithms. Includes mlkem768x25519-sha256, a post-quantum (ML-KEM /
    CRYSTALS-Kyber) algorithm available in OpenSSH 9.9+ which ships with
    Debian 13 (Trixie).
  • sshd_strong_macs.var: adds cis_debian13 with the CIS-approved MAC
    algorithms (identical to cis_debian12).

Rationale:

Without these entries the profile cannot set product-specific algorithm
lists via var_sshd_strong_kex=cis_debian13 in the profile selections.
The post-quantum KEX algorithm is explicitly recommended by CIS Debian 13
section 5.1.x given OpenSSH 9.9 availability on Trixie.

Review Hints:

Two one-line additions, one per var file. Mirror the pattern of the
existing cis_debian12 entries immediately above.

- sshd_strong_kex.var: add cis_debian13 option with the CIS Debian 13
  approved KEX algorithms. Includes mlkem768x25519-sha256 (ML-KEM /
  CRYSTALS-Kyber post-quantum algorithm) available in OpenSSH 9.9+
  which ships with Debian 13.
- sshd_strong_macs.var: add cis_debian13 option with the CIS Debian 13
  approved MAC algorithms (identical to cis_debian12).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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