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


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22702 GEN002690 SV-37914r1_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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-07-02

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-24520r1_fix)
Change the group ownership of the audit log file(s).

Procedure:
# chgrp root