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Access to audit configuration files must be restricted.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-25380 OSX00680 M6 SV-38570r1_rule ECTP-1 Medium
Description
Audit configuration files are susceptible to unauthorized, and possibly anonymous, tampering if proper permissions are not applied.
STIG Date
MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-04-09

Details

Check Text ( C-37764r1_chk )
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to view the permissions on the audit control files.

ls -lL /etc/security

If any audit control file has a permission less restricted than 555, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-33008r1_fix)
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to set the file permissions.

chmod 555 /etc/security/