vSphere UI must use a logging mechanism that is configured to allocate log record storage capacity large enough to accommodate the logging requirements of the web server.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-239707	VCUI-67-000026	SV-239707r679227_rule		Medium

Description
To ensure that the logging mechanism used by the web server has sufficient storage capacity in which to write the logs, the logging mechanism needs to be able to allocate log record storage capacity. vSphere UI configures log sizes and rotation appropriately as part of its installation routine. Verifying that the logging configuration file (serviceability.xml) has not been modified is sufficient to determine if the logging configuration has been modified from the default.

Description

To ensure that the logging mechanism used by the web server has sufficient storage capacity in which to write the logs, the logging mechanism needs to be able to allocate log record storage capacity. vSphere UI configures log sizes and rotation appropriately as part of its installation routine. Verifying that the logging configuration file (serviceability.xml) has not been modified is sufficient to determine if the logging configuration has been modified from the default.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 UI Tomcat Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-04-15

Details

Check Text ( C-42940r679225_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command: # rpm -V vsphere-ui\|grep serviceability.xml\|grep "^..5......" If the above command returns any output, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-42899r679226_fix)
Reinstall the VCSA or roll back to a snapshot. Modifying the vSphere UI installation files manually is not supported by VMware.