Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-38575 | RHEL-06-000200 | SV-50376r4_rule | Low |
Description |
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Auditing file deletions will create an audit trail for files that are removed from the system. The audit trail could aid in system troubleshooting, as well as detecting malicious processes that attempt to delete log files to conceal their presence. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2017-04-28 |
Check Text ( None ) |
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None |
Fix Text (F-43523r4_fix) |
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At a minimum, the audit system should collect file deletion events for all users and root. Add the following (or equivalent) to "/etc/audit/audit.rules", setting ARCH to either b32 or b64 as appropriate for your system: -a always,exit -F arch=ARCH -S rmdir -S unlink -S unlinkat -S rename -S renameat -F auid>=500 -F auid!=4294967295 -k delete -a always,exit -F arch=ARCH -S rmdir -S unlink -S unlinkat -S rename -S renameat -F auid=0 -k delete |