The OL 8 audit system must be configured to audit the execution of privileged functions and prevent all software from executing at higher privilege levels than users executing the software.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-248722	OL08-00-030000	SV-248722r853794_rule		Medium

Description
Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised information system accounts, is a serious and ongoing concern and can have significant adverse impacts on organizations. Auditing the use of privileged functions is one way to detect such misuse and identify the risk from insider threats and the advanced persistent threat. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000326-GPOS-00126, SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127

Description

Misuse of privileged functions, either intentionally or unintentionally by authorized users, or by unauthorized external entities that have compromised information system accounts, is a serious and ongoing concern and can have significant adverse impacts on organizations. Auditing the use of privileged functions is one way to detect such misuse and identify the risk from insider threats and the advanced persistent threat. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000326-GPOS-00126, SRG-OS-000327-GPOS-00127

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-09-11

Details

Check Text ( C-52156r779730_chk )
Verify OL 8 audits the execution of privileged functions. Check if OL 8 is configured to audit the execution of the "execve" system call, by running the following command: $ sudo grep execve /etc/audit/audit.rules -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F key=execpriv -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F key=execpriv -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S execve -C gid!=egid -F key=execpriv -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C gid!=egid -F key=execpriv If the command does not return all lines or the lines are commented out, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-52156r779730_chk )

Verify OL 8 audits the execution of privileged functions.

Check if OL 8 is configured to audit the execution of the "execve" system call, by running the following command:

$ sudo grep execve /etc/audit/audit.rules

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F key=execpriv
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F key=execpriv

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S execve -C gid!=egid -F key=execpriv
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C gid!=egid -F key=execpriv

If the command does not return all lines or the lines are commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-52110r779731_fix)
Configure OL 8 to audit the execution of the "execve" system call. Add or update the following file system rules to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules": -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F key=execpriv -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F key=execpriv -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S execve -C gid!=egid -F key=execpriv -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C gid!=egid -F key=execpriv The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the audit daemon, run the following command: $ sudo service auditd restart

Fix Text (F-52110r779731_fix)

Configure OL 8 to audit the execution of the "execve" system call.

Add or update the following file system rules to "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules":

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F key=execpriv
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C uid!=euid -F key=execpriv

-a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S execve -C gid!=egid -F key=execpriv
-a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S execve -C gid!=egid -F key=execpriv

The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect. To restart the audit daemon, run the following command:

$ sudo service auditd restart