Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-812 | GEN002680 | SV-45208r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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Failure to give ownership of system audit log files to root provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information. |
STIG | Date |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z | 2016-12-20 |
Check Text ( C-42556r1_chk ) |
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Perform the following to determine the location of audit logs and then check the ownership. Procedure: # (audit_log_file=$(grep "^log_file" /etc/audit/auditd.conf|sed s/^[^\/]*//) && if [ -f "${audit_log_file}" ] ; then printf "Log(s) found in "${audit_log_file%/*}":\n"; ls -l ${audit_log_file%/*}; else printf "audit log file(s) not found\n"; fi) If any audit log file is not owned by root, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-38604r1_fix) |
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Change the ownership of the audit log file(s). Procedure: # chown root |