The Photon operating system must generate audit records when the sudo command is used.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-239142	PHTN-67-000071	SV-239142r821356_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). Satisfies: SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212

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). Satisfies: SRG-OS-000458-GPOS-00203, SRG-OS-000463-GPOS-00207, SRG-OS-000466-GPOS-00210, SRG-OS-000468-GPOS-00212

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-09-27

Details

Check Text ( C-42353r821355_chk )
At the command line, execute the following command: # auditctl -l \| grep sudo Expected result: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/sudo -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=1 -k privileged OR -a always,exit -S all -F path=/usr/bin/sudo -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=privileged If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding. Note: This check depends on the auditd service to be in a running state for accurate results. Enabling the auditd service is done as part of a separate control.

Check Text ( C-42353r821355_chk )

At the command line, execute the following command:

# auditctl -l | grep sudo

Expected result:

-a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/sudo -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=1 -k privileged

OR

-a always,exit -S all -F path=/usr/bin/sudo -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=-1 -F key=privileged

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Note: This check depends on the auditd service to be in a running state for accurate results. Enabling the auditd service is done as part of a separate control.

Fix Text (F-42312r816642_fix)
Open /etc/audit/rules.d/audit.STIG.rules with a text editor and add the following lines: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/bin/sudo -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=4294967295 -k privileged At the command line, execute the following command: # /sbin/augenrules --load