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 all global initialization scripts are protected from unauthorized modification.

VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The Photon operating system must be configured so that all global initialization scripts are protected from unauthorized modification.

Description

Discussion Text

Local initialization files are used to configure the user's shell environment upon login. Malicious modification of these files could compromise accounts upon login.

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Objective

V-239169

Rule

SV-239169r675315_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000098

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

At the command line, execute the following command:

# find /etc/bash.bashrc /etc/profile /etc/profile.d/ -xdev -type f -a '(' -perm -002 -o -not -user root -o -not -group root ')' -exec ls -ld {} \;

If any files are returned, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

At the command line, execute the following commands for each returned file:

# chmod o-w <file>
# chown root:root <file>

STIG check 97 of 124 in the VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS STIG checklist

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