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1.40 APPL-14-001016

Information

The macOS system must configure audit log files to mode 440 or less permissive.

GROUP ID: V-259460RULE ID: SV-259460r958434

The audit service must be configured to create log files that are readable only by the root user and group wheel. To achieve this, audit log files must be configured to mode 440 or less permissive; thereby preventing normal users from reading, modifying, or deleting audit logs.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027,SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028,SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029,SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097,SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098,SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099

Solution

Configure the macOS system with audit log files set to mode 440 with the following command:

/bin/chmod 440 /var/audit/*

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/24070

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-9, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000162, CCI|CCI-000163, CCI|CCI-000164, CCI|CCI-001493, CCI|CCI-001494, CCI|CCI-001495, Rule-ID|SV-259460r958434_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-14-001016, Vuln-ID|V-259460

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: fafe670a8ea494102be06755848f7a24b7b87244d60a31caa04a3c1b3bd83bd2