Host must only run binaries delivered via signed VIB

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Description

The ESXi host is configured to only execute binaries originating from a valid, signed vSphere Installable Bundle (VIB) to enhance the integrity of the system. This measure thwarts attackers' attempts to use prebuilt toolkits on the host. The parameter governing this behavior is VMkernel.Boot.execInstalledOnly with a recommended setting of True. The audit runs esxcli system settings kernel list -o execInstalledOnly and requires the configured and runtime values to be TRUE. Runs in the ESXi Shell (busybox sh) as root.

Méthode de vérification

Méthode d'audit: Commande shell

shell

out=$(esxcli system settings kernel list -o execInstalledOnly 2>/dev/null) || exit 1
set -- $(printf '%s\n' "$out" | awk '$1=="execInstalledOnly" {print toupper($3), toupper($4); exit}')
[ $# -eq 0 ] && { echo 'execInstalledOnly not listed'; exit 1; }
[ "$1" = TRUE ] && [ "$2" = TRUE ] && echo compliant || echo "execInstalledOnly configured=$1 runtime=$2"

Sortie attendue: compliant

Méthode de correction

Méthode de correction: Recommandation ou correctif d'infrastructure

1. Remove unauthorized VIBs and set the kernel option with esxcli system settings kernel set -s execInstalledOnly -v TRUE 2. Reboot if the command or build indicates a reboot is required 3. Re-run the audit command and confirm only approved signed VIB-delivered binaries are executable.

Propriétés

Systèmes d'exploitation: Tous
Étiquettes: vmwareesxibase
Référence: CIS VMware ESXi 9.0 Benchmark v1.0.0 - 2.5 Host must only run binaries delivered via signed VIB

Vérifier cet hôte

Exécutez cette commande sur une machine que vous êtes autorisé à auditer. L'analyse est en lecture seule.

shell

tmaegis scan --target vmware