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1.217 OL08-00-030100

Information

The OL 8 audit log directory must be owned by root to prevent unauthorized read access.

GROUP ID: V-248735
RULE ID: SV-248735r958434

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 OL 8 activity.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029

Solution

Configure the audit log to be protected from unauthorized read access by setting the correct owner as "root" with the following command:

$ sudo chown root [audit_log_directory]

Replace "[audit_log_directory]" with the correct audit log directory path. By default, this location is usually "/var/log/audit".

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23791

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-9, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000162, CCI|CCI-000163, CCI|CCI-000164, Rule-ID|SV-248735r958434_rule, STIG-ID|OL08-00-030100, Vuln-ID|V-248735

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 3d6e58cc20411b7f0be71b8a111a1150b05224313660a86ef3e369dde0816c7c