The vCenter Server must reset port configuration when virtual machines are disconnected.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-258967	VCSA-80-000302	SV-258967r961863_rule		Medium

Description
Port-level configuration overrides are disabled by default. Once enabled, this allows for different security settings to be set from what is established at the Port Group level. If overrides are not monitored, anyone who gains access to a VM with a less secure VDS configuration could exploit that broader access. If any unknown or unauthorized per-port overrides exist and are not discarded when a virtual machine is disconnected from that port then a future virtual machine connected to that port may receive a less secure port.

Description

Port-level configuration overrides are disabled by default. Once enabled, this allows for different security settings to be set from what is established at the Port Group level. If overrides are not monitored, anyone who gains access to a VM with a less secure VDS configuration could exploit that broader access. If any unknown or unauthorized per-port overrides exist and are not discarded when a virtual machine is disconnected from that port then a future virtual machine connected to that port may receive a less secure port.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-62707r934557_chk )
If distributed switches are not used, this is not applicable. From the vSphere Client, go to "Networking". Select a distributed switch >> Select a distributed port group >> Configure >> Settings >> Properties. Review the "Configure reset at disconnect" setting. or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the vCenter server, run the following command: (Get-VDPortgroup).ExtensionData.Config.Policy.PortConfigResetAtDisconnect If there are any distributed port groups with "Configure reset at disconnect" configured to "disabled" or "False", this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-62707r934557_chk )

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

From the vSphere Client, go to "Networking".

Select a distributed switch >> Select a distributed port group >> Configure >> Settings >> Properties.

Review the "Configure reset at disconnect" setting.

or

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

(Get-VDPortgroup).ExtensionData.Config.Policy.PortConfigResetAtDisconnect

If there are any distributed port groups with "Configure reset at disconnect" configured to "disabled" or "False", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-62616r934558_fix)
From the vSphere Client, go to "Networking". Select a distributed switch >> Select a distributed port group >> Configure >> Settings >> Properties. Click "Edit". Select advanced and update "Configure reset at disconnect" to be enabled and click "OK". or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the vCenter server, run the following command: $pgs = Get-VDPortgroup \| Get-View ForEach($pg in $pgs){ $spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.DVPortgroupConfigSpec $spec.configversion = $pg.Config.ConfigVersion $spec.Policy = New-Object VMware.Vim.VMwareDVSPortgroupPolicy $spec.Policy.PortConfigResetAtDisconnect = $True $pg.ReconfigureDVPortgroup_Task($spec) }

Fix Text (F-62616r934558_fix)

From the vSphere Client, go to "Networking".

Select a distributed switch >> Select a distributed port group >> Configure >> Settings >> Properties.

Click "Edit".

Select advanced and update "Configure reset at disconnect" to be enabled and click "OK".

or

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

$pgs = Get-VDPortgroup | Get-View
ForEach($pg in $pgs){
$spec = New-Object VMware.Vim.DVPortgroupConfigSpec
$spec.configversion = $pg.Config.ConfigVersion
$spec.Policy = New-Object VMware.Vim.VMwareDVSPortgroupPolicy
$spec.Policy.PortConfigResetAtDisconnect = $True
$pg.ReconfigureDVPortgroup_Task($spec)
}