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1.53 APPL-26-001110

Information

The macOS system must configure audit_control group to wheel.

GROUP ID: V-277080
RULE ID: SV-277080r1148692

/etc/security/audit_control must have the group set to wheel.

The audit service must be configured with the correct group ownership to prevent normal users from manipulating audit log configurations.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029, SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032, SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097, SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098, SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099

Solution

Configure the macOS system with the audit_control group to wheel with the following command:

/usr/bin/chgrp wheel /etc/security/audit_control

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26538

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-9, 800-53|AU-12b., CCI|CCI-000162, CCI|CCI-000163, CCI|CCI-000164, CCI|CCI-000171, CCI|CCI-001493, CCI|CCI-001494, CCI|CCI-001495, Rule-ID|SV-277080r1148692_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-26-001110, Vuln-ID|V-277080

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: c34fc3bdfc016dbef9b06bea6e39fa0b247183f3a9a74f1d422b10528c813db8