PHTN-67-000042 - The Photon operating system messages file must be owned by root.

Information

Only authorized personnel should be aware of errors and the details of the errors. Error messages are an indicator of an organization's operational state and can provide sensitive information to an unprivileged attacker.

Solution

At the command line, execute the following command:

# chown root:root /var/log/vmware/messages

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 INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|SI-11b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001314, Rule-ID|SV-239114r675150_rule, STIG-ID|PHTN-67-000042, Vuln-ID|V-239114

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 4f8460bed274ea2896fda0eeff515fe3799a45c7a60f74f16acf831535257661