System audit logs must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or other.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22702	GEN002690	SV-38406r1_rule	ECLP-1 ECTP-1	Medium

Description
Sensitive system and user information could provide a malicious user with enough information to penetrate further into the system.

STIG	Date
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-03-28

Details

Check Text ( C-36450r1_chk )
Determine the location of audit logs. # cat /.secure/etc/audnames /etc/audit/audnames For each audit log directory/file, check the group-ownership. # ls -lLd # ls -lLa If any audit log directory/file is not group-owned by root, bin, sys, or other, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31789r1_fix)
Change the group-ownership of the audit log directory/file. # chgrp root