VAMI log files must only be accessible by privileged users.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256651 | VCLD-70-000007 | SV-256651r918984_rule | CCI-000162 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Log data is essential in the investigation of events. If log data were to become compromised, competent forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity would be difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. In addition, access to log records provides information an attacker could use to their advantage because each event record might contain communication ports, protocols, services, trust relationships, user names, etc. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000118-WSR-000068, SRG-APP-000119-WSR-000069, SRG-APP-000120-WSR-000070 | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 7.0 VAMI Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-06-15 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-256651r918984_chk)
At the command prompt, run the following command:
# find /opt/vmware/var/log/lighttpd/ -xdev -type f -a '(' -perm -o+w -o -not -user root -o -not -group root ')' -exec ls -ld {} \;
If any files are returned, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60269r918983_fix)
At the command prompt, run the following commands:
# chmod o-w <file>
# chown root:root <file>
Note: Substitute <file> with the listed file.