The Photon operating system auditd service must generate audit records for all account creations, modifications, disabling, and termination events.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256540	PHTN-30-000070	SV-256540r887294_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 vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-12-01

Details

Check Text ( C-60215r887292_chk )
At the command line, run the following command: # auditctl -l \| grep -E /etc/security/opasswd If any of these are not listed with a permissions filter of at least "w", this is a finding. Note: This check depends on the auditd service to be in a running state for accurate results. The auditd service is enabled in control PHTN-30-000013.

Fix Text (F-60158r887293_fix)
Navigate to and open: /etc/audit/rules.d/audit.STIG.rules Add the following line: -w /etc/security/opasswd -p wa -k opasswd Execute the following command to load the new audit rules: # /sbin/augenrules --load Note: A new "audit.STIG.rules" file is provided for placement in "/etc/audit/rules.d" that contains all rules needed for auditd. Note: An older "audit.STIG.rules" may exist if the file exists and references older "GEN" SRG IDs. This file can be removed and replaced as necessary with an updated one.

Fix Text (F-60158r887293_fix)

Navigate to and open:

/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.STIG.rules

Add the following line:

-w /etc/security/opasswd -p wa -k opasswd

Execute the following command to load the new audit rules:

# /sbin/augenrules --load

Note: A new "audit.STIG.rules" file is provided for placement in "/etc/audit/rules.d" that contains all rules needed for auditd.

Note: An older "audit.STIG.rules" may exist if the file exists and references older "GEN" SRG IDs. This file can be removed and replaced as necessary with an updated one.