The Photon operating system must disable the debug-shell service.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256546 | PHTN-30-000076 | SV-256546r991589_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The debug-shell service is intended to diagnose systemd-related boot issues with various "systemctl" commands. Once enabled and following a system reboot, the root shell will be available on tty9. This service must remain disabled until and unless otherwise directed by VMware support. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-16 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · V1R4 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · V1R4 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · V1R4 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · V1R4 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-256546r991589_chk)
At the command line, run the following command:
# systemctl status debug-shell.service|grep -E --color=always disabled
If the debug-shell service is not disabled, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60164r887311_fix)
At the command line, run the following commands:
# systemctl stop debug-shell.service
# systemctl disable debug-shell.service
Reboot for changes to take effect.