OL 8 must notify the System Administrator (SA) and Information System Security Officer (ISSO) (at a minimum) when allocated audit record storage volume 75 percent utilization.
Overview
Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
V-248819 | OL08-00-030731 | SV-248819r971542_rule | Medium |
Description |
If security personnel are not notified immediately when storage volume reaches 75 percent utilization, they are unable to plan for audit record storage capacity expansion. |
STIG | Date |
Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-03 |
Details
Check Text (C-52253r780021_chk) |
Verify OL 8 notifies the SA and ISSO (at a minimum) when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity with the following command: $ sudo grep -w space_left_action /etc/audit/auditd.conf space_left_action = email If the value of the "space_left_action" is not set to "email", or if the line is commented out, ask the System Administrator to indicate how the system is providing real-time alerts to the SA and ISSO. If there is no evidence that real-time alerts are configured on the system, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-52207r780022_fix) |
Configure the operating system to initiate an action to notify the SA and ISSO (at a minimum) when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity by adding/modifying the following line in the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file. space_left_action = email Note: Option names and values in the auditd.conf file are case insensitive. |