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VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000343-GPOS-00134

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  • The Photon operating system must configure auditd to log space limit problems to syslog.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If security personnel are not notified immediately when storage volume reaches 75 percent utilization, they are unable to pla...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000366-GPOS-00153

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  • The Photon operating system RPM package management tool must cryptographically verify the authenticity of all software packages during installation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Installation of any nontrusted software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components can significa...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000366-GPOS-00153

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  • SRG-OS-000366-GPOS-00153

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  • TheĀ  Photon operating system YUM repository must cryptographically verify the authenticity of all software packages during installation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Installation of any nontrusted software, patches, service packs, device drivers, or operating system components can significa...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000373-GPOS-00156

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    Group
  • The Photon operating system must require users to reauthenticate for privilege escalation.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without reauthentication, users may access resources or perform tasks for which they do not have authorization. When operat...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000394-GPOS-00174

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    Group
  • The Photon operating system must configure sshd to use FIPS 140-2 ciphers.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Privileged access contains control and configuration information and is particularly sensitive, so additional protections are...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000433-GPOS-00193

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  • The Photon operating system must implement address space layout randomization (ASLR) to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;ASLR makes it more difficult for an attacker to predict the location of attack code they have introduced into a process's add...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000437-GPOS-00194

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  • The Photon operating system must remove all software components after updated versions have been installed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Previous versions of software components that are not removed from the information system after updates have been installed m...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203

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  • The Photon operating system must generate audit records when the sudo command is used.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficu...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214

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  • The Photon operating system must generate audit records when successful/unsuccessful logon attempts occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficu...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000471-GPOS-00216

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    Group

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