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1.432 ALMA-09-056010

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-269539
RULE ID: SV-269539r1050422

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 logs to be owned by the root user:

$ chown 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-269539r1050422_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-056010, Vuln-ID|V-269539

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 06f324a2ab565c921f909543e1d760c7f18b97492b792963a001e865152bd1ad