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1.429 ALMA-09-055680

Information

AlmaLinux OS 9 audit log directory must be owned by root to prevent unauthorized read access.

GROUP ID: V-269536
RULE ID: SV-269536r1050419

Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality.

Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit operating system activity.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029

Solution

Change the audit directory to be owned by the root user and group:

$ chown root:root /var/log/audit

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27039

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-9, CCI|CCI-000162, CCI|CCI-000164, Rule-ID|SV-269536r1050419_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-055680, Vuln-ID|V-269536

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6704a6fc45e7e3b5b4173054261bc11509a8a3af32eeccc296f8ed98468c6082