The VMM must implement non-executable data to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution.

Some adversaries launch attacks with the intent of executing code in non-executable regions of memory or in memory locations that are prohibited. Data execution prevention safeguards can either be hardware-enforced or software-enforced with hardware providing the greater strength of mechanism.

Examples of attacks are buffer overflow attacks.

Verify the VMM implements non-executable data to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution.

If it does not, this is a finding.

Configure the VMM to implement non-executable data to protect its memory from unauthorized code execution.