The system must disconnect unauthorized CD/DVD devices.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-64095	VMCH-06-000029	SV-78585r1_rule		Low

Description
Ensure that no device is connected to a virtual machine if it is not required. For example, floppy, serial and parallel ports are rarely used for virtual machines in a datacenter environment, and CD/DVD drives are usually connected only temporarily during software installation.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere Virtual Machine Version 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-12-09

Details

Check Text ( C-64845r1_chk )
From the vSphere Client select the Virtual Machine right click and go to Edit Settings. Review the VMs hardware and verify no CD/DVD drives are connected. or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host or vCenter server run the following command: Get-VM \| Get-CDDrive \| Where {$_.extensiondata.connectable.connected -eq $true} \| Select Parent,Name If a virtual machine has a CD/DVD drive connected other than temporarily, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-64845r1_chk )

From the vSphere Client select the Virtual Machine right click and go to Edit Settings. Review the VMs hardware and verify no CD/DVD drives are connected.

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host or vCenter server run the following command:

Get-VM | Get-CDDrive | Where {$_.extensiondata.connectable.connected -eq $true} | Select Parent,Name

If a virtual machine has a CD/DVD drive connected other than temporarily, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-70023r1_fix)
From the vSphere Client select the Virtual Machine right click and go to Edit Settings. Select the CD/DVD drive and uncheck "Connected" and "Connect at power on" and remove any attached ISOs. or From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host or vCenter server run the following command: Get-VM "VM Name" \| Get-CDDrive \| Set-CDDrive -NoMedia