All public directories must be owned by root or an application account.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
GEN002520-ESXI5-PNF	GEN002520-ESXI5-PNF	GEN002520-ESXI5-PNF_rule		Medium

Description
If a public directory has the sticky bit set and is not owned by a privileged UID, unauthorized users may be able to modify files created by others. Applicable, but permanent not-a-finding - 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. Additionally, the STICKY BIT has an altogether different meaning where ESXi 5 is concerned.

Description

If a public directory has the sticky bit set and is not owned by a privileged UID, unauthorized users may be able to modify files created by others. Applicable, but permanent not-a-finding - 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. Additionally, the STICKY BIT has an altogether different meaning where ESXi 5 is concerned.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-GEN002520-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-GEN002520-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.