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 audit the execution of privileged functions.

DISA Rule

SV-256526r958732_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256526

Group Title

SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000054

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000172 - Generate audit records for the event types defined in AU-2 c that include the audit record content defined in AU-3.
• CCI-002234 - Log the execution of privileged functions.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command line, run the following command to obtain a list of setuid files:

# find / -xdev -perm -4000 -type f -o -perm -2000 -type f | sort

Execute the following for each setuid file found in the first command that does not have a corresponding line in the audit rules:

Navigate to and open:

/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.STIG.rules

Add the following line:

-a always,exit -F path=<setuid_path> -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -F key=privileged

Execute the following command to load the new audit rules:

# /sbin/augenrules --load

Note: A new "audit.STIG.rules" file is provided for placement in "/etc/audit/rules.d" that contains all rules needed for auditd.

Note: An older "audit.STIG.rules" may exist if the file exists and references older "GEN" SRG IDs. This file can be removed and replaced as necessary with an updated one.

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command to obtain a list of setuid files:

# find / -xdev -path /var/lib/containerd -prune -o \( -perm -4000 -type f -o -perm -2000 \) -type f -print | sort

Run the following command for each setuid file found in the first command:

# auditctl -l | grep <setuid_path>

Replace <setuid_path> with each path found in the first command.

If each <setuid_path> does not have a corresponding line in the audit rules, this is a finding.

A typical corresponding line will look like the following:

-a always,exit -S all -F path=<setuid_path> -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=privileged

Note: The auid!= parameter may display as 4294967295 or -1, which are equivalent.

Note: This check depends on the auditd service to be in a running state for accurate results. The auditd service is enabled in control PHTN-30-000013.

Vulnerability Number

V-256526

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000054

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command to obtain a list of setuid files:

# find / -xdev -path /var/lib/containerd -prune -o \( -perm -4000 -type f -o -perm -2000 \) -type f -print | sort

Run the following command for each setuid file found in the first command:

# auditctl -l | grep <setuid_path>

Replace <setuid_path> with each path found in the first command.

If each <setuid_path> does not have a corresponding line in the audit rules, this is a finding.

A typical corresponding line will look like the following:

-a always,exit -S all -F path=<setuid_path> -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=privileged

Note: The auid!= parameter may display as 4294967295 or -1, which are equivalent.

Note: This check depends on the auditd service to be in a running state for accurate results. The auditd service is enabled in control PHTN-30-000013.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5520