STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 09 Mar 2021:

The Photon operating system must configure auditd to log space limit problems to syslog.

DISA Rule

SV-239131r675201_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-239131

Group Title

SRG-OS-000343-GPOS-00134

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000060

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001855 - The information system provides a warning to organization-defined personnel, roles, and/or locations within an organization-defined time period when allocated audit record storage volume reaches an organization-defined percentage of repository maximum audit record storage capacity.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Open /etc/audit/auditd.conf with a text editor.

Ensure that the "space_left" line is uncommented and set to the following:

space_left = 75

At the command line, execute the following command:

# service auditd reload

Check Contents

At the command line, execute the following command:

# grep "^space_left " /etc/audit/auditd.conf

Expected result:

space_left = 75

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-239131

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-67-000060

Severity Override Guidance

At the command line, execute the following command:

# grep "^space_left " /etc/audit/auditd.conf

Expected result:

space_left = 75

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5323

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