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

The system must forward audit records to the syslog service.

DISA Rule

SV-219587r603263_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-219587

Group Title

SRG-OS-000342

Rule Version

OL6-00-000509

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

• CCI-001851 - The information system off-loads audit records per organization-defined frequency onto a different system or media than the system being audited.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Set the "active" line in "/etc/audisp/plugins.d/syslog.conf" to "yes". Restart the auditd process.

# service auditd restart

Check Contents

Verify the audispd plugin is active:

# grep active /etc/audisp/plugins.d/syslog.conf

If the "active" setting is missing or set to "no", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-219587

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL6-00-000509

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the audispd plugin is active:

# grep active /etc/audisp/plugins.d/syslog.conf

If the "active" setting is missing or set to "no", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

2928

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