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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22371	GEN002716	SV-63975r1_rule		Low

Description
To prevent unauthorized access or manipulation of system audit logs, the tools for manipulating those logs must be protected.

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-02-25

Details

Check Text ( C-52455r1_chk )
Verify the audit tool executables are group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system. Procedure: # ls -lL /sbin/auditctl /sbin/auditd /sbin/ausearch /sbin/aureport /sbin/autrace /sbin/audispd If any listed file is not group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-54543r3_fix)
Change the group-owner of the audit tool executable to root, bin, sys, or system. Procedure: # chgrp root