STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Perfcharts Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 31 Oct 2023:

The vCenter Perfcharts service logs folder permissions must be set correctly.

DISA Rule

SV-259075r934883_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-259075

Group Title

SRG-APP-000118-AS-000078

Rule Version

VCPF-80-000025

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000162 - Protect audit information from unauthorized access.
• CCI-000163 - Protect audit information from unauthorized modification.
• CCI-000164 - Protect audit information from unauthorized deletion.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# chmod o-w <file>
# chown perfcharts:users <file>

Note: Substitute <file> with the listed file.

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# find /var/log/vmware/perfcharts/ -xdev -type f -a '(' -perm -o+w -o -not -user perfcharts -o -not -group users ')' -exec ls -ld {} \;

If any files are returned, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-259075

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCPF-80-000025

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# find /var/log/vmware/perfcharts/ -xdev -type f -a '(' -perm -o+w -o -not -user perfcharts -o -not -group users ')' -exec ls -ld {} \;

If any files are returned, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5566