VCPF-67-000018 - Performance Charts must limit the number of allowed connections.

Information

Limiting the number of established connections to Performance Charts is a basic denial-of-service protection. Servers where the limit is too high or unlimited can potentially run out of system resources and negatively affect system availability.

Solution

Navigate to and open /usr/lib/vmware-perfcharts/tc-instance/conf/server.xml.

Configure the <Connector> node with the following value:

acceptCount='300'

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_Y23M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|SC-5(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001094, Rule-ID|SV-239419r879650_rule, STIG-ID|VCPF-67-000018, Vuln-ID|V-239419

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 7d5a535534205dcf5d518b1ddf6cd569d763f5939d35572cd0dcf3a6aeec06a4