STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 09 Mar 2021:

The Photon operating system must audit all account creations.

DISA Rule

SV-239073r675027_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239073

Group Title

SRG-OS-000004-GPOS-00004

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000001

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command line, execute the following commands:

# echo '-w /usr/sbin/useradd -p x -k useradd' >> /etc/audit/rules.d/audit.STIG.rules
# echo '-w /usr/sbin/groupadd -p x -k groupadd' >> /etc/audit/rules.d/audit.STIG.rules
# /sbin/augenrules --load

Check Contents

At the command line, execute the following command:

# auditctl -l | grep -E "(useradd|groupadd)"

Expected result:

-w /usr/sbin/useradd -p x -k useradd
-w /usr/sbin/groupadd -p x -k groupadd

If either "useradd" or "groupadd" are not listed with a permissions filter of at least "x", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239073

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000001

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, execute the following command:

# auditctl -l | grep -E "(useradd|groupadd)"

Expected result:

-w /usr/sbin/useradd -p x -k useradd
-w /usr/sbin/groupadd -p x -k groupadd

If either "useradd" or "groupadd" are not listed with a permissions filter of at least "x", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5323

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