STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The Photon operating system must disable the debug-shell service.

DISA Rule

SV-258873r991589_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258873

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000210

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command line, run the following commands:

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

Check Contents

At the command line, run the following command to verify the debug-shell service is disabled:

# systemctl status debug-shell.service

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

Vulnerability Number

V-258873

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000210

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, run the following command to verify the debug-shell service is disabled:

# systemctl status debug-shell.service

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

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Target Key

5569