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System audit tool executables must be group-owned by bin, sys, or system.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22371 GEN002716 SV-38906r1_rule ECLP-1 Low
Description
To prevent unauthorized access or manipulation of system audit logs, the tools for manipulating those logs must be protected.
STIG Date
AIX 5.3 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2014-10-03

Details

Check Text ( C-37198r1_chk )
Determine the group ownership of system audit tool executables. Audit tools include, but are not limited to, audit, auditcat, auditconv, auditpr, auditselect, auditstream, auditbin, and auditmerge.

Procedure:
# ls -lL `which `

If any system audit tool executable is not group-owned by bin, sys, or system, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-26224r1_fix)
Change the group owner of system audit tool executables to root, bin, sys, or system.

Procedure:
# chgrp system < system audit tool executable>