VAMI log files must only be accessible by privileged users.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256651	VCLD-70-000007	SV-256651r918984_rule		Medium

Description
Log data is essential in the investigation of events. If log data were to become compromised, competent forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity would be difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. In addition, access to log records provides information an attacker could use to their advantage because each event record might contain communication ports, protocols, services, trust relationships, user names, etc. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000118-WSR-000068, SRG-APP-000119-WSR-000069, SRG-APP-000120-WSR-000070

Description

Log data is essential in the investigation of events. If log data were to become compromised, competent forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity would be difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. In addition, access to log records provides information an attacker could use to their advantage because each event record might contain communication ports, protocols, services, trust relationships, user names, etc. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000118-WSR-000068, SRG-APP-000119-WSR-000069, SRG-APP-000120-WSR-000070

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 VAMI Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-06-15

Details

Check Text ( C-60326r918982_chk )
At the command prompt, run the following command: # find /opt/vmware/var/log/lighttpd/ -xdev -type f -a '(' -perm -o+w -o -not -user root -o -not -group root ')' -exec ls -ld {} \; If any files are returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60269r918983_fix)
At the command prompt, run the following commands: # chmod o-w # chown root:root Note: Substitute with the listed file.