The system must be checked weekly for unauthorized setuid files, as well as, unauthorized modification to authorized setuid files.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
GEN002400-ESXI5-10047	GEN002400-ESXI5-10047	GEN002400-ESXI5-10047_rule		Medium

Description
Files with the suid bit set will allow anyone running these files to be temporarily assigned the UID of the file. While many system files depend on these attributes for proper operation, security problems can result if setuid is assigned to programs that allow reading and writing of files, or shell escapes. Not applicable - Not a General Purpose (GP) OS. VMware's ESXi-v5 is a multi-user kernel where all users are "administrator" with either: Administrator with Full and partial (configurable) privileges, Read-only, or No Access. In this case, the file owner, group-owner and mode(s) have no meaning.

Description

Files with the suid bit set will allow anyone running these files to be temporarily assigned the UID of the file. While many system files depend on these attributes for proper operation, security problems can result if setuid is assigned to programs that allow reading and writing of files, or shell escapes. Not applicable - Not a General Purpose (GP) OS. VMware's ESXi-v5 is a multi-user kernel where all users are "administrator" with either: Administrator with Full and partial (configurable) privileges, Read-only, or No Access. In this case, the file owner, group-owner and mode(s) have no meaning.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-GEN002400-ESXI5-10047_chk )
Ask the SA if the system is checked for unauthorized setuid files on a weekly basis. If no automated or manual process is in place, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-GEN002400-ESXI5-10047_fix)
Configure the system to check for unauthorized setuid files on a weekly basis.