System audit tool executables must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22370	GEN002715	SV-26504r1_rule	ECLP-1	Low

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

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-03-01

Details

Check Text ( C-27558r1_chk )
Verify the audit tool executables are owned by root. # ls -l /sbin/auditctl /sbin/auditd /sbin/ausearch /sbin/aureport /sbin/autrace /sbin/audispd If any listed file is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-23742r1_fix)
Change the owner of the audit tool executable to root. # chown root [audit tool executable]