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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000324-GPOS-00125

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Photon operating system must enable symlink access control protection in the kernel.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By enabling the fs.protected_symlinks kernel parameter, symbolic links are permitted to be followed only when outside a stick...
    Rule High Severity
  • SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Photon operating system must audit the execution of privileged functions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by authorized users, or by unauthorized external enti...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000329-GPOS-00128

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Photon operating system must automatically lock an account until the locked account is released by an administrator when three unsuccessful logon attempts in 15 minutes occur.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;By limiting the number of failed logon attempts, the risk of unauthorized system access via user password guessing, otherwise...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000341-GPOS-00132

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Photon operating system must allocate audit record storage capacity to store audit records when audit records are not immediately sent to a central audit record storage facility.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Audit logs are most useful when accessible by date, rather than size. This can be accomplished through a combination of an au...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000343-GPOS-00134

    <GroupDescription></GroupDescription>
    Group
  • The Photon operating system must immediately notify the SA and ISSO when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If security personnel are not notified immediately when storage volume reaches 75 percent utilization, they are unable to pla...
    Rule Low Severity

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