Audispd must off-load audit records onto a different system or media from the SUSE operating system being audited.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-77305	SLES-12-020090	SV-92001r1_rule		Low

Description
Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Off-loading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity.

STIG	Date
SLES 12 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-01-07

Details

Check Text ( C-76861r1_chk )
Verify "audispd" off-loads audit records onto a different system or media from the SUSE operating system being audited. Check if "audispd" is configured to off-load audit records onto a different system or media from the SUSE operating system by running the following command: # sudo cat /etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf \| grep remote_server remote_server = 192.168.1.101 If "remote_server" is not set to an external server or media, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-76861r1_chk )

Verify "audispd" off-loads audit records onto a different system or media from the SUSE operating system being audited.

Check if "audispd" is configured to off-load audit records onto a different system or media from the SUSE operating system by running the following command:

# sudo cat /etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf | grep remote_server
remote_server = 192.168.1.101

If "remote_server" is not set to an external server or media, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-83947r1_fix)
Configure the SUSE operating system "/etc/audisp/audisp-remote.conf" file to off-load audit records onto a different system or media by adding or editing the following line with the correct IP address: remote_server = [IP ADDRESS]