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6.2.4.3 Ensure audit log files owner is configured

Information

Audit log files contain information about the system and system activity.

Access to audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, potentially compromising its confidentiality.

Solution

Run the following command to configure the audit log files to be owned by the root user:

# [ -f /etc/audit/auditd.conf ] && find "$(dirname $(awk -F "=" '/^\s*log_file/ {print $2}' /etc/audit/auditd.conf | xargs))" -type f ! -user root -exec chown root {} +

Impact:

Restricting audit log file ownership to root may prevent non-root accounts that previously read the logs from accessing them.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27892

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, MEDIA PROTECTION

References: 800-53|AC-3, 800-53|AC-5, 800-53|AC-6, 800-53|AU-9, 800-53|MP-2, CSCv7|14.6

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 1c5e1e9bedd57cfb8b122c17027d5b11d463f9bfa5df90c0fad4e23b5dbae719