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 must protect audit tools from unauthorized modification and deletion.

DISA Rule

SV-256523r991558_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256523

Group Title

SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000048

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command line, run the following command for each file returned for user and group ownership:

# chown root:root <file>

At the command line, run the following command for each file returned for file permissions:

# chmod 750 <file>

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n is owned by %U and group owned by %G and permissions are %a" /usr/sbin/auditctl /usr/sbin/auditd /usr/sbin/aureport /usr/sbin/ausearch /usr/sbin/autrace

If any file is not owned by root or group-owned by root or permissions are more permissive than "750", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-256523

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000048

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n is owned by %U and group owned by %G and permissions are %a" /usr/sbin/auditctl /usr/sbin/auditd /usr/sbin/aureport /usr/sbin/ausearch /usr/sbin/autrace

If any file is not owned by root or group-owned by root or permissions are more permissive than "750", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5520