The /etc/resolv.conf file must not have an extended ACL.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
GEN001365-ESXI5-PNF	GEN001365-ESXI5-PNF	GEN001365-ESXI5-PNF_rule		Medium

Description
The resolv.conf (or equivalent) file configures the system's DNS resolver. DNS is used to resolve host names to IP addresses. If DNS configuration is modified maliciously, host name resolution may fail or return incorrect information. DNS may be used by a variety of system security functions, such as time synchronization, centralized authentication, and remote system logging. Applicable, but permanent not-a-finding - The hypervisor does not support this function.

Description

The resolv.conf (or equivalent) file configures the system's DNS resolver. DNS is used to resolve host names to IP addresses. If DNS configuration is modified maliciously, host name resolution may fail or return incorrect information. DNS may be used by a variety of system security functions, such as time synchronization, centralized authentication, and remote system logging. Applicable, but permanent not-a-finding - The hypervisor does not support this function.

STIG	Date
VMware ESXi v5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-01-15

Details

Check Text ( C-GEN001365-ESXI5-PNF_chk )
ESXi supports this requirement and cannot be configured to be out of compliance. This is a permanent not a finding.

Fix Text (F-GEN001365-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.