Files executed through a mail aliases file must be owned by root and must reside within a directory owned and writable only by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
GEN004400-ESXI5-PNF	GEN004400-ESXI5-PNF	GEN004400-ESXI5-PNF_rule		High

Description
If a file executed through a mail aliases file is not owned and writable only by root, it may be subject to unauthorized modification. Unauthorized modification of files executed through aliases may allow unauthorized users to attain root privileges. Applicable, but permanent not-a-finding - no aliases file or sendmail command.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-GEN004400-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-GEN004400-ESXI5-PNF_fix)
This requirement is permanent not a finding. No fix is required.