System audit logs must have mode 0640 or less permissive.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-813	GEN002700	SV-813r2_rule	ECTP-1	Medium

Description
If a user can write to the audit logs, audit trails can be modified or destroyed and system intrusion may not be detected. System audit logs are those files generated from the audit system and do not include activity, error, or other log files created by application software.

STIG	Date
UNIX SRG	2013-03-26

Details

Check Text ( C-555r2_chk )
Check the mode of the audit log file(s). # ls -l If any audit log file has a mode more permissive than 0640, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-967r2_fix)
Change the mode of the audit log directories/files. # chmod 0750 # chmod 0640