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 not have Duplicate User IDs (UIDs).

DISA Rule

SV-239106r675126_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239106

Group Title

SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000034

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000764 - The information system uniquely identifies and authenticates organizational users (or processes acting on behalf of organizational users).

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Open /etc/passwd with a text editor.

Configure each user account that has a duplicate UID with a unique UID.

Check Contents

At the command line, execute the following command:

# awk -F ":" 'list[$3]++{print $1, $3}' /etc/passwd

If any lines are returned, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239106

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000034

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, execute the following command:

# awk -F ":" 'list[$3]++{print $1, $3}' /etc/passwd

If any lines are returned, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5323

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