Details

The rhttpproxy client connections that are established but no longer connected can consume resources that might otherwise be required by active connections. It is a best practice to terminate connections that are no longer connected to an active client.

Solution

Navigate to and open /etc/vmware-rhttpproxy/config.xml.

Locate the /// block and configure as follows:

900

Restart the service for changes to take effect.

# vmon-cli –restart rhttpproxy

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

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

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Access Control.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|AC-10
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-000054
• Rule-ID|SV-240716r679661_rule
• STIG-ID|VCRP-67-000001
• Vuln-ID|V-240716

Source

• Tenable.com/audits