STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 30 Jan 2025:

The Photon operating system messages file must have the correct ownership and file permissions.

DISA Rule

SV-256516r958566_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256516

Group Title

SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000041

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command line, run the following commands:

# chown root:root /var/log/messages

# chmod 0640 /var/log/messages

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n is owned by %U and group owned by %G with %a permissions" /var/log/messages

If the "/var/log/messages" directory is not owned by root or not group owned by root, or the file permissions are more permission than "640", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-256516

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000041

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n is owned by %U and group owned by %G with %a permissions" /var/log/messages

If the "/var/log/messages" directory is not owned by root or not group owned by root, or the file permissions are more permission than "640", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5520