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 must be configured so that the /root path is protected from unauthorized access.

VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The Photon operating system must be configured so that the /root path is protected from unauthorized access.

Description

Discussion Text

If the /root path is accessible from users other than root, unauthorized users could change the root partitions files.

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Objective

V-239168

Rule

SV-239168r675312_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000097

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 permissions are %a and owned by %U:%G" /root

Expected result:

/root permissions are 700 and owned by root:root

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

At the command line, execute the following commands:

# chmod 700 /root
# chown root:root /root

STIG check 96 of 124 in the VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS STIG checklist

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