RHEL 8 must use a separate file system for the system audit data path.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-230294 | RHEL-08-010542 | SV-230294r1017105_rule | Low |
| Description |
| The use of separate file systems for different paths can protect the system from failures resulting from a file system becoming full or failing. |
| STIG | Date |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-11-25 |
Details
| Check Text (C-32963r567628_chk) |
| Verify that a separate file system/partition has been created for the system audit data path with the following command: Note: /var/log/audit is used as the example as it is a common location. $ sudo grep /var/log/audit /etc/fstab UUID=3645951a /var/log/audit xfs defaults 1 2 If an entry for "/var/log/audit" does not exist, ask the System Administrator if the system audit logs are being written to a different file system/partition on the system, then grep for that file system/partition. If a separate file system/partition does not exist for the system audit data path, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-32938r567629_fix) |
| Migrate the system audit data path onto a separate file system. |