The VMM must produce audit records containing information to establish the source of the events.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-207355	SRG-OS-000040	SRG-OS-000040-VMM-000180	SV-207355r958418_rule	2024-12-06	2

Description
Without establishing the source of an event, it is difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack. In addition to logging where events occur within the VMM, the VMM must also generate audit records that identify sources of events. Sources of VMM events include, but are not limited to, guest VMs, processes and services. In order to compile an accurate risk assessment, and provide forensic analysis, it is essential for security personnel to know the source of the event.

Description

Without establishing the source of an event, it is difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack. In addition to logging where events occur within the VMM, the VMM must also generate audit records that identify sources of events. Sources of VMM events include, but are not limited to, guest VMs, processes and services. In order to compile an accurate risk assessment, and provide forensic analysis, it is essential for security personnel to know the source of the event.

ℹ️ Check
Verify the VMM produces audit records containing information to establish the source of the events. If it does not, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Configure the VMM to produce audit records containing information to establish the source of the events.