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Audit logs must be rotated daily.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4357 GEN002860 SV-45560r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
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
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z 2013-04-18

Details

Check Text ( C-42910r1_chk )
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)
Configure a cron job or other automated process to rotate the audit logs on a daily basis.