RHEL-06-000281 - The system package management tool must verify contents of all files associated with the audit package.

Information

The hash on important files like audit system executables should match the information given by the RPM database. Audit executables with erroneous hashes could be a sign of nefarious activity on the system.

Solution

The RPM package management system can check the hashes of audit system package files. Run the following command to list which audit files on the system have hashes that differ from what is expected by the RPM database:

# rpm -V audit | grep '^..5'

A 'c' in the second column indicates that a file is a configuration file, which may appropriately be expected to change. If the file that has changed was not expected to then refresh from distribution media or online repositories.

rpm -Uvh [affected_package]

OR

yum reinstall [affected_package]

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_6_V2R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-9(3), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001496, Rule-ID|SV-218033r603264_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-06-000281, STIG-Legacy|SV-50438, STIG-Legacy|V-38637, Vuln-ID|V-218033

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 5764f5439974d7e55532706c56ff5226a9d109dbd03809270ba006d06e56bcd6