VMCH-67-000011 - Unauthorized serial devices must be disconnected on the virtual machine.

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Information

Ensure that no device is connected to a virtual machine if it is not required. For example, floppy, serial and parallel ports are rarely used for virtual machines in a datacenter environment, and CD/DVD drives are usually connected only temporarily during software installation.

Solution

The VM must be powered off in order to remove a serial device.

From the vSphere Web Client right-click the Virtual Machine and go to Edit Settings. Select the serial device and click the circle-x to remove then OK.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_Y22M10_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-239342r679575_rule, STIG-ID|VMCH-67-000011, Vuln-ID|V-239342

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: 1a46cc0d752ec4f7e9c4cdbf25d240e596a9c79fac3f8ebcece4c73e6b0cfce6