VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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The Photon operating system must disable unnecessary kernel modules.
It is detrimental for operating systems to provide, or install by default, functionality exceeding requirements or mission objectives. These unnecessary capabilities or services are often overlooke...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051
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The Photon operating system must not have duplicate User IDs (UIDs).
To ensure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be uniquely identified and authenticated to prevent potential misuse and provide for nonrepudiation.Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000120-GPOS-00061
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SRG-OS-000138-GPOS-00069
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The Photon operating system must restrict access to the kernel message buffer.
Restricting access to the kernel message buffer limits access only to root. This prevents attackers from gaining additional system information as a nonprivileged user.Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000142-GPOS-00071
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The Photon operating system must be configured to use TCP syncookies.
A TCP SYN flood attack can cause a Denial of Service (DOS) by filling a system's TCP connection table with connections in the SYN_RCVD state. Syncookies can be used to track a connection when a sub...Rule Medium Severity -
SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072
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The Photon operating system must terminate idle Secure Shell (SSH) sessions after 15 minutes.
Terminating an idle session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take control of a management session enabled on the console or console port th...Rule Medium Severity
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