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1.13 APPL-15-000030

Information

The macOS system must configure audit log files to not contain access control lists (ACLs).

GROUP ID: V-268432
RULE ID: SV-268432r1034236

The audit log files must not contain ACLs.

This rule ensures that audit information and audit files are configured to be readable and writable only by system administrators, thereby preventing unauthorized access, modification, and deletion of files.

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 without ACLs applied to log files with the following command:

/bin/chmod -RN /var/audit

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23761

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-9, CCI|CCI-000162, CCI|CCI-000163, CCI|CCI-000164, CCI|CCI-001493, CCI|CCI-001494, CCI|CCI-001495, Rule-ID|SV-268432r1034236_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-15-000030, Vuln-ID|V-268432

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6c6877fb48e223dd538b4f76d40a4c6d0212626d35153b48492e890f2364b60f