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

The vCenter Envoy and Rhttpproxy service log files permissions must be set correctly.

DISA Rule

SV-259161r935387_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-259161

Group Title

SRG-APP-000118-WSR-000068

Rule Version

VCRP-80-000019

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 for rhttpproxy log files:

# chmod o-w <file>
# chown rhttpproxy:rhttpproxy <file>

or

At the command prompt, run the following commands for envoy log files:

# chmod o-w <file>
# chown envoy:envoy <file>

Check Contents

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

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

If any files are returned, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-259161

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCRP-80-000019

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

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

If any files are returned, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5572