The SLES for vRealize audit system must be configured to audit the loading and unloading of dynamic kernel modules.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-239627	VROM-SL-001390	SV-239627r662332_rule		Medium

Description
Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter).

STIG	Date
VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-07-01

Details

Check Text ( C-42860r662330_chk )
Determine if "/sbin/insmod" is audited: # cat /etc/audit/audit.rules | grep "/sbin/insmod" If the result does not start with "-w" and contain "-p x", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-42819r662331_fix)
Add the following to the "/etc/audit/audit.rules" file in order to capture kernel module loading and unloading events: -w /sbin/insmod -p x OR # /etc/dodscript.sh