The /etc/hosts file must not have an extended ACL.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
GEN001369-ESXI5-PNF	GEN001369-ESXI5-PNF	GEN001369-ESXI5-PNF_rule		Medium

Description
The /etc/hosts file (or equivalent) configures local host name to IP address mappings that typically take precedence over DNS resolution. If this file is maliciously modified, it could cause the failure or compromise of security functions requiring name resolution, which may include time synchronization, centralized authentication, and remote system logging. Applicable, but permanent not-a-finding - The hypervisor does not support this function.

Description

The /etc/hosts file (or equivalent) configures local host name to IP address mappings that typically take precedence over DNS resolution. If this file is maliciously modified, it could cause the failure or compromise of security functions requiring name resolution, which may include 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-GEN001369-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-GEN001369-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.