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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-227717	GEN002690	SV-227717r603266_rule		Medium

Description
Sensitive system and user information could provide a malicious user with enough information to penetrate further into the system.

STIG	Date
Solaris 10 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-09-07

Details

Check Text ( C-29879r488735_chk )
Determine the location of audit logs and then check the group-ownership. Procedure: # more /etc/security/audit_control # ls -lLd If any audit log file is not group-owned by root, bin, or sys, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-29867r488736_fix)
Change the group ownership of the audit log file(s). Procedure: # chgrp root