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Virtual Machine Manager Security Requirements Guide

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • SRG-OS-000242

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  • The VMM must generate error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing information that could be exploited by adversaries.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Any VMM providing too much information in error messages risks compromising the data and security of the structure, and conte...
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  • SRG-OS-000206

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  • The VMM must reveal system error messages only to authorized users.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an orga...
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  • SRG-OS-000221

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  • All interactions among guest VMs must be mediated by the VMM or its service VMs to support proper function.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Mechanisms to detect and prevent unauthorized communication flow must be configured or provided as part of the VMM design. If...
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  • SRG-OS-000239

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  • The VMM must automatically audit account modification.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Once an attacker establishes access to a system, the attacker often attempts to create a persistent method of reestablishing ...
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  • SRG-OS-000240

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  • The VMM must automatically audit account disabling actions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;When VMM accounts are disabled, user accessibility is affected. Once an attacker establishes access to a system, the attacker...
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  • SRG-OS-000241

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  • All guest VM network communications must be implemented through use of virtual network devices provisioned by the VMM.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Mechanisms to detect and prevent unauthorized communication flow must be configured or provided as part of the VMM design. If...
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  • SRG-OS-000242

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  • All interactions between guest VMs and external systems, via other interface devices, must be mediated by the VMM or its service VMs.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Mechanisms to detect and prevent unauthorized communication flow must be configured or provided as part of the VMM design. If...
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  • SRG-OS-000250

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  • The VMM must implement cryptography to protect the integrity of remote access sessions.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without cryptographic integrity protections, information can be altered by unauthorized users without detection. Remote acce...
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  • SRG-OS-000254

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  • The VMM must initiate session audits at system startup.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;If auditing is enabled late in the startup process, the actions of some start-up processes may not be audited. Some audit sys...
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  • SRG-OS-000255

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  • The VMM must produce audit records containing information to establish the identity of any individual or process associated with the event.

    &lt;VulnDiscussion&gt;Without information that establishes the identity of the subjects (i.e., users or processes acting on behalf of users) associ...
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