Lookup Service log files must be offloaded to a central log server in real time.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256733	VCLU-70-000028	SV-256733r888790_rule		Medium

Description
Lookup Service produces several logs that must be offloaded from the originating system. This information can then be used for diagnostic, forensics, or other purposes relevant to ensuring the availability and integrity of the hosted application. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000358-WSR-000163, SRG-APP-000108-WSR-000166, SRG-APP-000125-WSR-000071

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Lookup Service Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-02-21

Details

Check Text ( C-60408r888788_chk )
At the command prompt, run the following command: # rpm -V VMware-visl-integration\|grep vmware-services-lookupsvc.conf If the above command returns any output, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60351r888789_fix)
Navigate to and open: /etc/vmware-syslog/vmware-services-lookupsvc.conf Create the file if it does not exist. Set the contents of the file as follows: #localhost_access_log input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/lookupsvc/tomcat/localhost_access.log" Tag="lookupsvc-localhost_access" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #lookupsvc_stream.log.std input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/lookupsvc/lookupsvc_stream.log.std" Tag="lookupsvc-std" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #lookupserver-default input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/lookupsvc/lookupserver-default.log" Tag="lookupsvc-lookupserver-default" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #lookupServer input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/lookupsvc/lookupServer.log" Tag="lookupsvc-lookupServer" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #ls-perflogs input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/lookupsvc/vmware-lookupservice-perf.log" Tag="lookupsvc-perf" Severity="info" Facility="local0") #ls-gc input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/vmware/lookupsvc/vmware-lookupsvc-gc.log..current" Tag="lookupsvc-gc" Severity="info" Facility="local0")

Fix Text (F-60351r888789_fix)

Navigate to and open:

/etc/vmware-syslog/vmware-services-lookupsvc.conf

Create the file if it does not exist.

Set the contents of the file as follows:

#localhost_access_log
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/lookupsvc/tomcat/localhost_access.log"
Tag="lookupsvc-localhost_access"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#lookupsvc_stream.log.std
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/lookupsvc/lookupsvc_stream.log.std*"
Tag="lookupsvc-std"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#lookupserver-default
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/lookupsvc/lookupserver-default.log"
Tag="lookupsvc-lookupserver-default"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#lookupServer
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/lookupsvc/lookupServer.log"
Tag="lookupsvc-lookupServer"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#ls-perflogs
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/lookupsvc/vmware-lookupservice-perf.log"
Tag="lookupsvc-perf"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")
#ls-gc
input(type="imfile"
File="/var/log/vmware/lookupsvc/vmware-lookupsvc-gc.log.*.current"
Tag="lookupsvc-gc"
Severity="info"
Facility="local0")