Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-258172 | RHEL-09-653115 | SV-258172r958444_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Without the capability to restrict the roles and individuals that can select which events are audited, unauthorized personnel may be able to prevent the auditing of critical events. Misconfigured audits may degrade the system's performance by overwhelming the audit log. Misconfigured audits may also make it more difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-06-04 |
Check Text ( C-61913r926501_chk ) |
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Verify the mode of /etc/audit/auditd.conf with the command: $ sudo stat -c "%a %n" /etc/audit/auditd.conf 640 /etc/audit/auditd.conf If "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" does not have a mode of "0640", this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-61837r926502_fix) |
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Set the mode of /etc/audit/auditd.conf file to 0640 with the command: $ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/audit/auditd.conf |