VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance EAM STIG Version Comparison

There are 2 differences between versions v1 r1 (March 7, 2023) (the "left" version) and v1 r2 (July 26, 2023) (the "right" version).

Check VCEM-70-000008 was changed between these two versions. Green, underlined text was added, red, struck-out text was removed.

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Title

ESX Agent Manager application files must be verified for their integrity.

Check Content

At the command prompt, run the following command: # rpm -V vmware-eam|grep "^..5......"|grep "^..5......" | grep -v 'c /' | grep -v -E "\.installer|\.properties|\.xml" If ".installer|.properties|.xml" If there is any output, this is a finding.

Discussion

Verifying that ESX Agent Manager application code is unchanged from its shipping state is essential for file validation and nonrepudiation of the ESX Agent Manager. There is no reason the MD5 hash of the RPM original files should be changed after installation, excluding configuration files. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000131-WSR-000051, SRG-APP-000357-WSR-000150

Fix

Reinstall the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) or roll back to a backup. Modifying the EAM installation files manually is not supported by VMware.