Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-4357 | GEN002860 | SV-45560r1_rule | ECSC-1 | Medium |
Description |
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Rotate audit logs daily to preserve audit file system space and to conform to the DoD/DISA requirement. If it is not rotated daily and moved to another location, then there is more of a chance for the compromise of audit data by malicious users. |
STIG | Date |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2013-04-18 |
Check Text ( C-42910r1_chk ) |
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Check for any crontab entries that rotate audit logs. Procedure: # crontab -l If such a cron job is found, this is not a finding. Otherwise, query the SA. If there is a process automatically rotating audit logs, this is not a finding. If the SA manually rotates audit logs, this is a finding, because if the SA is not there, it will not be accomplished. If the audit output is not archived daily, to tape or disk, this is a finding. This can be ascertained by looking at the audit log directory and, if more than one file is there, or if the file does not have today’s date, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-38957r1_fix) |
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Configure a cron job or other automated process to rotate the audit logs on a daily basis. |