STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware ESX 3 Virtual Machine Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 22 Jul 2016: Virtual machines are not configured with the correct posture in VMS.

DISA Rule

SV-18043r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-17043

Group Title

Virtual Machines with incorrect posture in VMS

Rule Version

ESX1220

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the virtual machine with the proper posture in VMS.

Check Contents

Verify the correct postures are configured for virtual machine assets. If there are many assets, check a sampling of the total virtual machines registered.

UNIX (Linux or Unix) or Windows (Windows OS Version)
VMware Virtual Machine

If the virtual machine is not registered or is not registered properly, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-17043

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ESX1220

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the correct postures are configured for virtual machine assets. If there are many assets, check a sampling of the total virtual machines registered.

UNIX (Linux or Unix) or Windows (Windows OS Version)
VMware Virtual Machine

If the virtual machine is not registered or is not registered properly, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Responsibility

[Guest Administrator]

Target Key

1429

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