VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V1 · R6

CurrentPublished Wed Jul 26 2023 What changed in V1R6

The Photon operating system /var/log directory must be owned by root.

VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The Photon operating system /var/log directory must be owned by root.

Description

Discussion Text

Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational state and can provide sensitive information to an unprivileged attacker.

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Objective

V-239113

Rule

SV-239113r675147_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000041

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

At the command line, execute the following command:

# stat -c "%n is owned by %U and group owned by %G" /var/log 

If the /var/log is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

At the command line, execute the following command:

# chown root:root /var/log

STIG check 42 of 124 in the VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS STIG checklist

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