System audit tool executables must be group-owned by root, bin, or sys.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-226595	GEN002716	SV-226595r603265_rule		Low

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

STIG	Date
Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-12-04

Details

Check Text ( C-28756r483197_chk )
Verify the audit tool executables are group-owned by root, bin, or sys. Procedure: # ls -lL /usr/sbin/auditd /usr/sbin/audit /usr/sbin/bsmrecord /usr/sbin/auditreduce /usr/sbin/praudit /usr/sbin/auditconfig If any listed file is not group-owned by root, bin, or sys, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-28744r483198_fix)
Change the group-owner of the audit tool executable to root, bin, or sys. Procedure: # chgrp root