The vCenter Server must disable the distributed virtual switch health check.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-258934	VCSA-80-000267	SV-258934r961863_rule		Medium

Description
Network health check is disabled by default. Once enabled, the health check packets contain information on host#, vds#, and port#, which an attacker would find useful. It is recommended that network health check be used for troubleshooting and turned off when troubleshooting is finished.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-07-11

Details

Check Text ( C-62674r934458_chk )
If distributed switches are not used, this is not applicable. From the vSphere Client, go to "Networking". Select a distributed switch >> Configure >> Settings >> Health Check. View the health check pane and verify the "VLAN and MTU" and "Teaming and failover" checks are "Disabled". or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the vCenter server, run the following commands: $vds = Get-VDSwitch $vds.ExtensionData.Config.HealthCheckConfig If the health check feature is enabled on distributed switches and is not on temporarily for troubleshooting purposes, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-62674r934458_chk )

If distributed switches are not used, this is not applicable.

From the vSphere Client, go to "Networking".

Select a distributed switch >> Configure >> Settings >> Health Check.

View the health check pane and verify the "VLAN and MTU" and "Teaming and failover" checks are "Disabled".

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the vCenter server, run the following commands:

$vds = Get-VDSwitch
$vds.ExtensionData.Config.HealthCheckConfig

If the health check feature is enabled on distributed switches and is not on temporarily for troubleshooting purposes, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62583r934459_fix)
From the vSphere Client, go to "Networking". Select a distributed switch >> Configure >> Settings >> Health Check. Click "Edit". Disable the "VLAN and MTU" and "Teaming and failover" checks. Click "OK". or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the vCenter server, run the following command: Get-View -ViewType DistributedVirtualSwitch \| ?{($_.config.HealthCheckConfig \| ?{$_.enable -notmatch "False"})}\| %{$_.UpdateDVSHealthCheckConfig(@((New-Object Vmware.Vim.VMwareDVSVlanMtuHealthCheckConfig -property @{enable=0}),(New-Object Vmware.Vim.VMwareDVSTeamingHealthCheckConfig -property @{enable=0})))}

Fix Text (F-62583r934459_fix)

From the vSphere Client, go to "Networking".

Select a distributed switch >> Configure >> Settings >> Health Check.

Click "Edit".

Disable the "VLAN and MTU" and "Teaming and failover" checks.

Click "OK".

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the vCenter server, run the following command:

Get-View -ViewType DistributedVirtualSwitch | ?{($_.config.HealthCheckConfig | ?{$_.enable -notmatch "False"})}| %{$_.UpdateDVSHealthCheckConfig(@((New-Object Vmware.Vim.VMwareDVSVlanMtuHealthCheckConfig -property @{enable=0}),(New-Object Vmware.Vim.VMwareDVSTeamingHealthCheckConfig -property @{enable=0})))}