STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: HYCU Protege Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The HYCU virtual appliance must protect audit information from unauthorized deletion.

DISA Rule

SV-268255r1039643_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268255

Group Title

SRG-APP-000120-NDM-000237

Rule Version

HYCU-ND-000450

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Change the mode of the audit log files with the following command:
# chmod 0600 [audit_file]

Change the owner and group owner of the audit log files with the following command:
# chown root:root [audit_file]

Check Contents

Verify the operating system audit records have proper permissions and ownership.

Log in to the HYCU console and list the full permissions and ownership of the audit log files with the following command:
# sudo ls -la /var/log/audit
total 4512
drwx------. 2 root root 23 Apr 25 16:53 .
drwxr-xr-x. 17 root root 4096 Aug 9 13:09 ..
-rw-------. 1 root root 8675309 Aug 9 12:54 audit.log

Audit logs must be mode 0600 or less permissive. If any are more permissive, this is a finding.

The owner and group owner of all audit log files must both be "root". If any other owner or group owner is listed, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-268255

Documentable

False

Rule Version

HYCU-ND-000450

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the operating system audit records have proper permissions and ownership.

Log in to the HYCU console and list the full permissions and ownership of the audit log files with the following command:
# sudo ls -la /var/log/audit
total 4512
drwx------. 2 root root 23 Apr 25 16:53 .
drwxr-xr-x. 17 root root 4096 Aug 9 13:09 ..
-rw-------. 1 root root 8675309 Aug 9 12:54 audit.log

Audit logs must be mode 0600 or less permissive. If any are more permissive, this is a finding.

The owner and group owner of all audit log files must both be "root". If any other owner or group owner is listed, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5660