STIGQter: STIG Summary: Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

Audit log files must have mode 0640 or less permissive.

DISA Rule

SV-209053r603263_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-209053

Group Title

SRG-OS-000058

Rule Version

OL6-00-000383

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000163 - The information system protects audit information from unauthorized modification.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Change the mode of the audit log files with the following command:

# chmod 0640 [audit_file]

Check Contents

Run the following command to check the mode of the system audit logs:

grep "^log_file" /etc/audit/auditd.conf|sed s/^[^\/]*//|xargs stat -c %a:%n

Audit logs must be mode 0640 or less permissive.
If any are more permissive, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-209053

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL6-00-000383

Severity Override Guidance

Run the following command to check the mode of the system audit logs:

grep "^log_file" /etc/audit/auditd.conf|sed s/^[^\/]*//|xargs stat -c %a:%n

Audit logs must be mode 0640 or less permissive.
If any are more permissive, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2928

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