The vCenter Lookup service must be configured to limit data exposure between applications.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-259045 | SRG-APP-000223-AS-000150 | VCLU-80-000057 | SV-259045r961116_rule | 2024-07-11 | 2 |
Description
If RECYCLE_FACADES is true or if a security manager is in use, a new facade object will be created for each request. This reduces the chances that a bug in an application might expose data from one request to another.
ℹ️ Check
At the command line, run the following command:
# grep RECYCLE_FACADES /usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/conf/catalina.properties
Example result:
org.apache.catalina.connector.RECYCLE_FACADES=true
If "org.apache.catalina.connector.RECYCLE_FACADES" is not set to "true", this is a finding.
If the "org.apache.catalina.connector.RECYCLE_FACADES" setting does not exist, this is not a finding.
✔️ Fix
Navigate to and open:
/usr/lib/vmware-lookupsvc/conf/catalina.properties
Update or remove the following line:
org.apache.catalina.connector.RECYCLE_FACADES=true
Restart the service with the following command:
# vmon-cli --restart lookupsvc