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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22702	GEN002690	SV-27277r1_rule	ECLP-1 ECTP-1	Medium

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

STIG	Date
SOLARIS 9 SPARC SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE	2015-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-28375r1_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-24520r1_fix)
Change the group ownership of the audit log file(s). Procedure: # chgrp root