The Photon operating system "/var/log" directory must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256515	PHTN-30-000040	SV-256515r958566_rule		Medium

Description

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.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-12-16

Details

Check Text (C-60190r887217_chk)

At the command line, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n is owned by %U and group owned by %G" /var/log

If the "/var/log directory" is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60133r887218_fix)

At the command line, run the following command:

# chown root:root /var/log