STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 7.0 VAMI Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 26 Jul 2023:

VAMI must be protected from being stopped by a nonprivileged user.

DISA Rule

SV-256667r888523_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-256667

Group Title

SRG-APP-000435-WSR-000147

Rule Version

VCLD-70-000023

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002385 - Protect against or limit the effects of organization-defined types of denial of service events.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/usr/lib/systemd/system/vami-lighttp.service

Under the "[Service]" section, remove the line that beings with "User=".

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart applmgmt

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# ps -f -U root | awk '$0 ~ /vami-lighttpd/ && $0 !~ /awk/ {print $1}'

Expected result:

root

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

Vulnerability Number

V-256667

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCLD-70-000023

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# ps -f -U root | awk '$0 ~ /vami-lighttpd/ && $0 !~ /awk/ {print $1}'

Expected result:

root

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5523