GEN002700 - System audit logs must have mode 0640 or less permissive.

Information

If a user can write to the audit logs, audit trails can be modified or destroyed and system intrusion may not be detected. System audit logs are those files generated from the audit system and do not include activity, error, or other log files created by application software.
NOTE: Nessus has not performed this check. Please review the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Change the mode of the audit log directories/files.
# chmod 0750 <audit directory>
# chmod 0640 <audit file>

See Also

https://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_AIX_6-1_V1R14_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-9, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000163, Group-ID|V-813, Rule-ID|SV-38904r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN002700, Vuln-ID|V-813

Plugin: Unix

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