System audit tool executables must not have extended ACLs.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22373	GEN002718	SV-45279r1_rule	ECLP-1	Low

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

STIG	Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z	2013-04-18

Details

Check Text ( C-42626r1_chk )
Check the permissions of audit tool executables. # ls -l /sbin/auditctl /sbin/auditd /sbin/ausearch /sbin/aureport /sbin/autrace /sbin/audispd If the permissions include a '+' the file has an extended ACL, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-38675r1_fix)
Remove the extended ACL from the file. # setfacl --remove-all [audit file]