RHEL-08-030730 - RHEL 8 must take action when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity.

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Information

If security personnel are not notified immediately when storage volume reaches 75 percent utilization, they are unable to plan for audit record storage capacity expansion.

Solution

Configure the operating system to initiate an action to notify the SA and ISSO (at a minimum) when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity by adding/modifying the following line in the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file.

space_left = 25%

Note: Option names and values in the auditd.conf file are case insensitive.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_8_V1R6_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001855, Rule-ID|SV-230483r744014_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-08-030730, Vuln-ID|V-230483

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