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 auditd service must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events.

DISA Rule

SV-256540r991585_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256540

Group Title

SRG-OS-000476-GPOS-00221

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000070

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.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

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

Add the following line:

-w /etc/security/opasswd -p wa -k opasswd

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:

# auditctl -l | grep -E /etc/security/opasswd

If any of these are not listed with a permissions filter of at least "w", this is a finding.

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-256540

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000070

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command:

# auditctl -l | grep -E /etc/security/opasswd

If any of these are not listed with a permissions filter of at least "w", this is a finding.

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