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

VAMI must be protected from being stopped by a non-privileged user.

DISA Rule

SV-239740r679330_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239740

Group Title

SRG-APP-000435-WSR-000147

Rule Version

VCLD-67-000033

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002385 - The information system protects against or limits the effects of organization-defined types of denial of service attacks by employing organization-defined security safeguards.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open /usr/lib/systemd/system/vami-lighttp.service in a text editor.

Under the "[Service]" section, remove the line that beings with "User=".

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# service vami-lighttp restart

Check Contents

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# ps -f -U root | awk '$0 ~ /vami-lighttpd/ && $0 !~ /awk/ {print $1}'

Expected result:

root

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239740

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCLD-67-000033

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# ps -f -U root | awk '$0 ~ /vami-lighttpd/ && $0 !~ /awk/ {print $1}'

Expected result:

root

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5335

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