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APPL-26-001120 - The macOS system must configure audit_control owner to root.

Information

/etc/security/audit_control must have the owner set to root.

The audit service must be configured with the correct ownership to prevent normal users from manipulating audit log configurations.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029, SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032, SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097, SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098, SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099

Solution

Configure the macOS system with the audit_control owner to root with the following command:

/usr/sbin/chown root /etc/security/audit_control

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Apple_macOS_26_V1R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-9, 800-53|AU-12b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000162, CCI|CCI-000163, CCI|CCI-000164, CCI|CCI-000171, CCI|CCI-001493, CCI|CCI-001494, CCI|CCI-001495, Rule-ID|SV-277081r1148695_rule, STIG-ID|APPL-26-001120, Vuln-ID|V-277081

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: ccce2d6792836f53edc01e3fd538b348205f70703b20aedab717e3a08bc71fe1