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The SLES for vRealize must protect audit information from unauthorized read access - group ownership.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-239457 VROM-SL-000155 SV-239457r661822_rule Medium
Description
Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit SLES for vRealize activity.
STIG Date
VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide 2021-07-01

Details

Check Text ( C-42690r661820_chk )
Verify that the SLES for vRealize audit logs are group-owned by "root".

# (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 group-owned by "root" or "admin", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-42649r661821_fix)
Change the group ownership of the audit log file(s).

Procedure:
# chgrp root

# chgrp root /var/log/audit/audit.log