STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 09 Mar 2021:

The Photon operating system must be configured to offload audit logs to a syslog server.

DISA Rule

SV-239072r717090_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239072

Group Title

SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000129

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001851 - The information system off-loads audit records per organization-defined frequency onto a different system or media than the system being audited.
• CCI-002702 - The information system shuts the information system down, restarts the information system, and/or initiates organization-defined alternative action(s) when anomalies in the operation of the organization-defined security functions are discovered.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Open /etc/vmware-syslog/vmware-syslog/stig-services-auditd.conf with a text editor.

Create the file if it does not exist.

Set the contents of the file as follows:

input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/audit/audit.log"
Tag="auditd"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")

Check Contents

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep -v "^#" /etc/vmware-syslog/stig-services-auditd.conf

Expected result:

input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/audit/audit.log"
Tag="auditd"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")

If the file does not exist, this is a finding.

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

Vulnerability Number

V-239072

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000129

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep -v "^#" /etc/vmware-syslog/stig-services-auditd.conf

Expected result:

input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/audit/audit.log"
Tag="auditd"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")

If the file does not exist, this is a finding.

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

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5323

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