Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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RHEL-06-000185 | RHEL-06-000185 | RHEL-06-000185_rule | Low |
Description |
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The changing of file permissions could indicate that a user is attempting to gain access to information that would otherwise be disallowed. Auditing DAC modifications can facilitate the identification of patterns of abuse among both authorized and unauthorized users. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2013-02-05 |
Check Text ( C-RHEL-06-000185_chk ) |
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To determine if the system is configured to audit calls to the "chown" system call, run the following command: # auditctl -l | grep syscall | grep chown If the system is configured to audit this activity, it will return a line. If no line is returned, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-RHEL-06-000185_fix) |
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At a minimum the audit system should collect file permission changes for all users and root. Add the following to "/etc/audit/audit.rules": -a always,exit -F arch=b32 -S chown -F auid>=500 -F auid!=4294967295 \ -k perm_mod If the system is 64 bit then also add the following: -a always,exit -F arch=b64 -S chown -F auid>=500 -F auid!=4294967295 \ -k perm_mod |