Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-239285 | ESXI-67-000030 | SV-239285r674784_rule | Low |
Description |
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Without establishing what types of events occurred, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000037-VMM-000150, SRG-OS-000063-VMM-000310 |
STIG | Date |
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VMware vSphere 6.7 ESXi Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2021-03-17 |
Check Text ( C-42518r674782_chk ) |
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From the vSphere Client, select the ESXi host and go to Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings. Select the "Config.HostAgent.log.level" value and verify it is set to "info". or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command: Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Config.HostAgent.log.level If the "Config.HostAgent.log.level" setting is not set to "info", this is a finding. Note: Verbose logging level is acceptable for troubleshooting purposes. |
Fix Text (F-42477r674783_fix) |
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From the vSphere Client, select the ESXi Host and go to Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings. Click "Edit", select the "Config.HostAgent.log.level" value, and configure it to "info". or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following commands: Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Config.HostAgent.log.level | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value "info" |