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GEN000945-ESXI5-000333 - The root accounts library search path must be the system default and must contain only absolute paths.
Information
The library search path environment variable(s) contain a list of directories for the dynamic linker to search to find libraries. If this path includes the current working directory or other relative paths, libraries in these directories may be loaded instead of system libraries. This variable is formatted as a colon-separated list of directories. If there is an empty entry, such as a leading or trailing colon or two consecutive colons, this is interpreted as the current working directory. Entries starting with a slash (/) are absolute paths.NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.
Solution
Disable lock down mode.Enable the ESXi Shell.
<file> = /etc/vmware/config
<required_keyword> = libdir
<required_keyword_setpoint> = /usr/lib/vmware
Execute the following command(s):
# vi /etc/vmware/config
Set the 'libdir' path to '/usr/lib/vmware'.
Re-enable lock down mode.
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_ESXi5_Server_V2R1_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA VMWare ESXi 5.0 Server STIG v2r1
Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Group-ID|V-39382, Rule-ID|SV-250576r798727_rule, STIG-ID|GEN000945-ESXI5-000333, STIG-Legacy|SV-51240, STIG-Legacy|V-39382, Vuln-ID|V-250576
Plugin: VMware
Control ID: f0abf09081ce49c39e8896d3e019ba63e6a5594f4c09b1446ad298c03ecc6631