The root accounts library search path must be the system default and must contain only absolute paths.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-39382	GEN000945-ESXI5-000333	SV-51240r1_rule		Medium

Description
The library search path environment variable(s) contain a list of directories for the dynamic linker to search to find libraries. If this path includes the current working directory or other relative paths, libraries in these directories may be loaded instead of system libraries. This variable is formatted as a colon-separated list of directories. If there is an empty entry, such as a leading or trailing colon or two consecutive colons, this is interpreted as the current working directory. Entries starting with a slash (/) are absolute paths.

Description

The library search path environment variable(s) contain a list of directories for the dynamic linker to search to find libraries. If this path includes the current working directory or other relative paths, libraries in these directories may be loaded instead of system libraries. This variable is formatted as a colon-separated list of directories. If there is an empty entry, such as a leading or trailing colon or two consecutive colons, this is interpreted as the current working directory. Entries starting with a slash (/) are absolute paths.

STIG	Date
VMware ESXi Server 5.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-01-06

Details

Check Text ( C-46656r4_chk )
Disable lock down mode. Enable the ESXi Shell. = /etc/vmware/config = libdir = /usr/lib/vmware Execute the following command(s): # grep libdir /etc/vmware/config If the "libdir" path is not set to "/usr/lib/vmware", this is a finding. Re-enable lock down mode.

Fix Text (F-44395r4_fix)
Disable lock down mode. Enable the ESXi Shell. = /etc/vmware/config = libdir = /usr/lib/vmware Execute the following command(s): # vi /etc/vmware/config Set the "libdir" path to "/usr/lib/vmware". Re-enable lock down mode.