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 disable the debug-shell service.

DISA Rule

SV-256546r991589_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256546

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000076

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

At the command line, run the following commands:

# systemctl stop debug-shell.service
# systemctl disable debug-shell.service

Reboot for changes to take effect.

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At the command line, run the following command:

# systemctl status debug-shell.service|grep -E --color=always disabled

If the debug-shell service is not disabled, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-256546

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000076

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command:

# systemctl status debug-shell.service|grep -E --color=always disabled

If the debug-shell service is not disabled, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5520