STIGQter: STIG Summary: Tanium 7.x Operating System on TanOS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 02 Apr 2025:

The Tanium operating system (TanOS) must offload audit records onto a different system or media than the system being audited.

DISA Rule

SV-254862r958754_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-254862

Group Title

SRG-OS-000342

Rule Version

TANS-OS-001030

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000169 - Provide audit record generation capability for the event types the system is capable of auditing as defined in AU-2 a. on organization-defined information system components.
• CCI-001348 - Store audit records on an organization-defined frequency in a repository that is part of a physically different system or system component that the system or component being audited.
• CCI-001851 - Transfer audit logs per organization-defined frequency to a different system, system component, or media than the system or system component conducting the logging.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

1. Access the TanOS interactively.

2. Press "A" for "Appliance Configuration Menu," and then press "Enter".

3. Press "4" for "Syslog Configuration," and then press "Enter".

4. Press "5" for "Configure syslog forwarding," and then press "Enter".

5. Enter the destination host (IP address or hostname) provided by the SIEM administrator, and then press "Enter".

6. Enter the destination port number and press "Enter".

7. If TLS is required for this syslog destination, enter "Yes", otherwise enter "No", and then press "Enter".

8. Enter the destination protocol, "udp" or "tcp", and then press "Enter".

9. Work with the SIEM administrator to validate events are being received.

Check Contents

1. Access the TanOS interactively.

2. Press "A" for "Appliance Configuration Menu," and then press "Enter".

3. Press "4" for "Syslog Configuration," and then press "Enter".

4. Press "1" for "Check current status," and then press "Enter".

If the syslog status page states "No existing TanOS syslog forwarding configuration found" this is a finding.

If the syslog status page states "Syslog forwarding configuration" and the SIEM administrator verifies that the destination SIEM is receiving the events correctly, this is not a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-254862

Documentable

False

Rule Version

TANS-OS-001030

Severity Override Guidance

1. Access the TanOS interactively.

2. Press "A" for "Appliance Configuration Menu," and then press "Enter".

3. Press "4" for "Syslog Configuration," and then press "Enter".

4. Press "1" for "Check current status," and then press "Enter".

If the syslog status page states "No existing TanOS syslog forwarding configuration found" this is a finding.

If the syslog status page states "Syslog forwarding configuration" and the SIEM administrator verifies that the destination SIEM is receiving the events correctly, this is not a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5491