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 be configured so the "/etc/skel" default scripts are protected from unauthorized modification.

DISA Rule

SV-256559r991589_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256559

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000090

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command line, run the following commands:

# chmod 750 /etc/skel/.bash_logout
# chmod 644 /etc/skel/.bash_profile
# chmod 750 /etc/skel/.bashrc
# chown root:root /etc/skel/.bash_logout
# chown root:root /etc/skel/.bash_profile
# chown root:root /etc/skel/.bashrc

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n permissions are %a and owned by %U:%G" /etc/skel/.[^.]*

Expected result:

/etc/skel/.bash_logout permissions are 750 and owned by root:root
/etc/skel/.bash_profile permissions are 644 and owned by root:root
/etc/skel/.bashrc permissions are 750 and owned by root:root

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

Vulnerability Number

V-256559

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-30-000090

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n permissions are %a and owned by %U:%G" /etc/skel/.[^.]*

Expected result:

/etc/skel/.bash_logout permissions are 750 and owned by root:root
/etc/skel/.bash_profile permissions are 644 and owned by root:root
/etc/skel/.bashrc permissions are 750 and owned by root:root

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

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5520