STIGQter: STIG Summary: Apple macOS 15 (Sequoia) Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 7 Benchmark Date: 01 Apr 2026:

The macOS system must be configured to audit all failed read actions on the system.

DISA Rule

SV-268464r1034332_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-268464

Group Title

SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027

Rule Version

APPL-15-001022

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000162 - Protect audit information from unauthorized access.
• CCI-000163 - Protect audit information from unauthorized modification.
• CCI-000164 - Protect audit information from unauthorized deletion.
• CCI-000172 - Generate audit records for the event types defined in AU-2 c that include the audit record content defined in AU-3.
• CCI-001493 - Protect audit tools from unauthorized access.
• CCI-001494 - Protect audit tools from unauthorized modification.
• CCI-001495 - Protect audit tools from unauthorized deletion.
• CCI-003938 - Automatically generate audit records of the enforcement actions.
• CCI-002884 - Log organization-defined audit events for nonlocal maintenance and diagnostic sessions.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the macOS system to audit all failed read actions on the system with the following command:

/usr/bin/grep -qE "^flags.*-fr" /etc/security/audit_control || /usr/bin/sed -i.bak '/^flags/ s/$/,-fr/' /etc/security/audit_control;/usr/sbin/audit -s

Check Contents

Verify the macOS system is configured to audit all failed read actions on the system with the following command:

/usr/bin/awk -F':' '/^flags/ { print $NF }' /etc/security/audit_control | /usr/bin/tr ',' '\n' | /usr/bin/grep -Ec '\-fr'

If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-268464

Documentable

False

Rule Version

APPL-15-001022

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the macOS system is configured to audit all failed read actions on the system with the following command:

/usr/bin/awk -F':' '/^flags/ { print $NF }' /etc/security/audit_control | /usr/bin/tr ',' '\n' | /usr/bin/grep -Ec '\-fr'

If the result is not "1", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5661