Details

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.
= /etc/vmware/config
= libdir
= /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.

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_ESXi5_Server_V2R1_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system VMware.

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

Source

• Tenable.com/audits