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 set a session inactivity timeout of 15 minutes or less.

DISA Rule

SV-239077r675039_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239077

Group Title

SRG-OS-000029-GPOS-00010

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000005

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000057 - The information system initiates a session lock after the organization-defined time period of inactivity.
• CCI-000879 - The organization terminates sessions and network connections when nonlocal maintenance is completed.
• CCI-002361 - The information system automatically terminates a user session after organization-defined conditions or trigger events requiring session disconnect.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Open /etc/profile.d/tmout.sh with a text editor and set its content to the following:

TMOUT=900
readonly TMOUT
export TMOUT
mesg n 2>/dev/null

Check Contents

At the command line, execute the following command:

# cat /etc/profile.d/tmout.sh

Expected result:

TMOUT=900
readonly TMOUT
export TMOUT
mesg n 2>/dev/null

If the file "tmout.sh" does not exist or the output does not look like the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239077

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000005

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, execute the following command:

# cat /etc/profile.d/tmout.sh

Expected result:

TMOUT=900
readonly TMOUT
export TMOUT
mesg n 2>/dev/null

If the file "tmout.sh" does not exist or the output does not look like the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5323

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