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The operating system must provide a near real-time alert when any of the organization defined list of compromise or potential compromise indicators occurs.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-219574 OL6-00-000305 SV-219574r505921_rule Medium
Description
By default, AIDE does not install itself for periodic execution. Periodically running AIDE may reveal unexpected changes in installed files.
STIG Date
Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2020-09-10

Details

Check Text ( C-21299r358262_chk )
To determine that periodic AIDE execution has been scheduled, run the following command:

# grep aide /etc/crontab /etc/cron.*/*

If there is no output, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-21298r358263_fix)
AIDE should be executed on a periodic basis to check for changes. To implement a daily execution of AIDE at 4:05am using cron, add the following line to /etc/crontab:

05 4 * * * root /usr/sbin/aide --check

AIDE can be executed periodically through other means; this is merely one example.