vSphere UI must generate log records for system startup and shutdown.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-239687	VCUI-67-000006	SV-239687r679167_rule		Medium

Description
Logging must be started as soon as possible when a service starts and when a service is stopped. Many forms of suspicious actions can be detected by analyzing logs for unexpected service starts and stops. Also, by starting to log immediately after a service starts, it becomes more difficult for suspicious activity to go unlogged. On the VCSA, the "vmware-vmon" service starts up the JVMs for various vCenter processes, including vSphere UI, and the individual "json config" files control the early jvm logging. Ensuring these json files are configured correctly enable early Java stdout and stderr logging. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000089-WSR-000047, SRG-APP-000092-WSR-000055

Description

Logging must be started as soon as possible when a service starts and when a service is stopped. Many forms of suspicious actions can be detected by analyzing logs for unexpected service starts and stops. Also, by starting to log immediately after a service starts, it becomes more difficult for suspicious activity to go unlogged. On the VCSA, the "vmware-vmon" service starts up the JVMs for various vCenter processes, including vSphere UI, and the individual "json config" files control the early jvm logging. Ensuring these json files are configured correctly enable early Java stdout and stderr logging. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000089-WSR-000047, SRG-APP-000092-WSR-000055

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 UI Tomcat Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-42920r679165_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command: # grep StreamRedirectFile /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/vsphere-ui.json Expected result: "StreamRedirectFile": "%VMWARE_LOG_DIR%/vmware/vsphere-ui/logs/vsphere-ui-runtime.log", If no log file is specified for the "StreamRedirectFile" setting, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-42879r679166_fix)
Navigate to and open /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/vsphere-ui.json. Below the last line of the "PreStartCommandArg" block, add or reconfigure the following line: "StreamRedirectFile": "%VMWARE_LOG_DIR%/vmware/vsphere-ui/logs/vsphere-ui-runtime.log", Restart the appliance for changes to take effect.