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1.185 UBTU-24-901310

Information

The operating system must be configured to permit only authorized users ownership of the audit log files.

GROUP ID: V-270828
RULE ID: SV-270828r1066973

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-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029

Solution

Configure the audit log directory and its underlying files to be owned by "root" user.

Using the path of the directory containing the audit logs, configure the audit log files to be owned by "root" user by using the following command:

$ sudo chown root /var/log/audit/*

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/22775

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-9, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000162, CCI|CCI-000163, CCI|CCI-000164, CSCv7|14.6, Rule-ID|SV-270828r1066973_rule, STIG-ID|UBTU-24-901310, Vuln-ID|V-270828

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: b775143edcdc765a9da2783009e528f2d6c34194690d6108744335b5aacf5a60