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

The ESXi host must enable a persistent log location for all locally stored logs.

DISA Rule

SV-239300r674829_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239300

Group Title

SRG-OS-000341-VMM-001220

Rule Version

ESXI-67-000045

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001849 - The organization allocates audit record storage capacity in accordance with organization-defined audit record storage requirements.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

From the vSphere Client, select the ESXi host and go to Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Click "Edit" and select the "Syslog.global.logDir" value and set it to a known persistent location.

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following commands:

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Syslog.global.logDir | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value "New Log Location"

Check Contents

From the vSphere Client, select the ESXi host and go to Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Select the "Syslog.global.logDir" value and verify it is set to a persistent location.

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following commands:

$esxcli = Get-EsxCli -v2
$esxcli.system.syslog.config.get.Invoke() | Select LocalLogOutput,LocalLogOutputIsPersistent

If the "LocalLogOutputIsPersistent" value is not true, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239300

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ESXI-67-000045

Severity Override Guidance

From the vSphere Client, select the ESXi host and go to Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Select the "Syslog.global.logDir" value and verify it is set to a persistent location.

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following commands:

$esxcli = Get-EsxCli -v2
$esxcli.system.syslog.config.get.Invoke() | Select LocalLogOutput,LocalLogOutputIsPersistent

If the "LocalLogOutputIsPersistent" value is not true, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5326

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