STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance ESX Agent Manager (EAM) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 31 Oct 2023:

The vCenter ESX Agent Manager service must initiate session logging upon startup.

DISA Rule

SV-259005r934673_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-259005

Group Title

SRG-APP-000092-AS-000053

Rule Version

VCEM-80-000013

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001464 - Initiates session audits automatically at system start-up.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Navigate to and open:

/etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/eam.json

Below the last line of the "PreStartCommandArg" block, add the following line:

"StreamRedirectFile" : "%VMWARE_LOG_DIR%/vmware/eam/jvm.log",

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart eam

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# grep StreamRedirectFile /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/eam.json

Expected output:

"StreamRedirectFile" : "%VMWARE_LOG_DIR%/vmware/eam/jvm.log",

If no log file is specified for the "StreamRedirectFile" setting, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-259005

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCEM-80-000013

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# grep StreamRedirectFile /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/eam.json

Expected output:

"StreamRedirectFile" : "%VMWARE_LOG_DIR%/vmware/eam/jvm.log",

If no log file is specified for the "StreamRedirectFile" setting, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

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Target Key

5564