Detections
Analytics
OL09-00-000785 - OL 9 audit logs must be group-owned by root or by a restricted logging group to prevent unauthorized read access.
Information
Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality.Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029, SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084
Solution
Configure OL 9 audit logs to be group-owned by "root" or a restricted logging group.Change the group of the directory of "/var/log/audit" to be owned by a correct group.
Identify the group that is configured to own audit log:
$ sudo grep -P '^[ ]*log_group[ ]+=.*$' /etc/audit/auditd.conf
Change the ownership to that group:
$ sudo chgrp ${GROUP} /var/log/audit
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_9_V1R5_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Oracle Linux 9 STIG v1r5
Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY
References: 800-53|AU-9, 800-53|SI-11b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000162, CCI|CCI-000163, CCI|CCI-000164, CCI|CCI-001314, Rule-ID|SV-271583r1091461_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-000785, Vuln-ID|V-271583
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: e103b85b87b875f39d1293192cc02e055227cfa662e15cd573a8536af46c2560