System audit tool executables must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22371	GEN002716	SV-45274r1_rule		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 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-09-19

Details

Check Text ( C-42621r1_chk )
Verify the audit tool executables are group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system. Procedure: # ls -lL /sbin/auditctl /sbin/auditd /sbin/ausearch /sbin/aureport /sbin/autrace /sbin/audispd If any listed file is not group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-38670r1_fix)
Change the group-owner of the audit tool executable to root, bin, sys, or system. Procedure: # chgrp root