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VMware vSphere 7.0 Virtual Machine Security Technical Implementation Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • The virtual machine (VM) guest operating system must be locked when the last console connection is closed.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When accessing the VM console, the guest operating system must be locked when the last console user disconnects, limiting the...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • All 3D features on the virtual machine (VM) must be disabled when not required.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;For performance reasons, it is recommended that 3D acceleration be disabled on virtual machines that do not require 3D functi...
    Rule Low Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • Encryption must be enabled for vMotion on the virtual machine (VM).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;vMotion migrations in vSphere 6.0 and earlier transferred working memory and CPU state information in clear text over the vMo...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • Logging must be enabled on the virtual machine (VM).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ESXi hypervisor maintains logs for each individual VM by default. These logs contain information including but not limite...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • Log size must be configured properly on the virtual machine (VM).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ESXi hypervisor maintains logs for each individual VM by default. These logs contain information including but not limite...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • Log retention must be configured properly on the virtual machine (VM).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;The ESXi hypervisor maintains logs for each individual VM by default. These logs contain information including but not limite...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • DirectPath I/O must be disabled on the virtual machine (VM) when not required.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;VMDirectPath I/O (PCI passthrough) enables direct assignment of hardware PCI functions to VMs. This gives the VM access to th...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • SRG-OS-000480-VMM-002000

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  • Encryption must be enabled for Fault Tolerance on the virtual machine (VM).

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Fault Tolerance log traffic can be encrypted. This could contain sensitive data from the protected machine's memory or CPU in...
    Rule Medium Severity

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