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 ensure audit events are flushed to disk at proper intervals.

DISA Rule

SV-256544r991589_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256544

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000074

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/audit/auditd.conf

Ensure the following line is present and any existing "flush" and "freq" settings are removed:

flush = INCREMENTAL_ASYNC
freq = 50

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command:

# grep -E "freq|flush" /etc/audit/auditd.conf

Expected result:

flush = INCREMENTAL_ASYNC
freq = 50

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

Vulnerability Number

V-256544

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000074

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command:

# grep -E "freq|flush" /etc/audit/auditd.conf

Expected result:

flush = INCREMENTAL_ASYNC
freq = 50

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5520