The root accounts list of preloaded libraries must be empty.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-39383	GEN000950-ESXI5-444	SV-51241r2_rule		Medium

Description
The library preload list environment variable contains a list of libraries for the dynamic linker to load before loading the libraries required by the binary. If this list contains paths to libraries relative to the current working directory, unintended libraries may be preloaded. This variable is formatted as a space-separated list of libraries. Paths starting with (/) are absolute paths.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-46657r3_chk )
Disable lock down mode. Enable the ESXi Shell. Execute the following command(s): # grep LD_PRELOAD /etc/vmware/config If the LD_PRELOAD attribute is present and set to anything other than an empty string, this is a finding. Re-enable lock down mode.

Fix Text (F-44396r3_fix)
Disable lock down mode. Enable the ESXi Shell. Execute the following command(s): # vi /etc/vmware/config Set the LD_PRELOAD to "". Re-enable lock down mode.