Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-29240 | GEN002740-2 | SV-45300r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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If the system is not configured to audit certain activities and write them to an audit log, it is more difficult to detect and track system compromises and damages incurred during a system compromise. |
STIG | Date |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2016-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-42648r1_chk ) |
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Check the system audit configuration to determine if file and directory deletions are audited. # cat /etc/audit/audit.rules | grep -e "-a exit,always" | grep -i "rmdir" If no results are returned, or the results do not contain "-S rmdir", this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-38696r1_fix) |
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Edit the audit.rules file and add the following line to enable auditing of deletions: -a exit,always -S rmdir Restart the auditd service. # rcauditd restart OR # service auditd restart |