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

The ESXi host must produce audit records containing information to establish what type of events occurred.

DISA Rule

SV-239285r674784_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239285

Group Title

SRG-OS-000037-VMM-000150

Rule Version

ESXI-67-000030

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

• CCI-000130 - The information system generates audit records containing information that establishes what type of event occurred.
• CCI-000171 - The information system allows organization-defined personnel or roles to select which auditable events are to be audited by specific components of the information system.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

From the vSphere Client, select the ESXi Host and go to Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Click "Edit", select the "Config.HostAgent.log.level" value, and configure it to "info".

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following commands:

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Config.HostAgent.log.level | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value "info"

Check Contents

From the vSphere Client, select the ESXi host and go to Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Select the "Config.HostAgent.log.level" value and verify it is set to "info".

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command:

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Config.HostAgent.log.level

If the "Config.HostAgent.log.level" setting is not set to "info", this is a finding.

Note: Verbose logging level is acceptable for troubleshooting purposes.

Vulnerability Number

V-239285

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ESXI-67-000030

Severity Override Guidance

From the vSphere Client, select the ESXi host and go to Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Select the "Config.HostAgent.log.level" value and verify it is set to "info".

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command:

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name Config.HostAgent.log.level

If the "Config.HostAgent.log.level" setting is not set to "info", this is a finding.

Note: Verbose logging level is acceptable for troubleshooting purposes.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5326

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