RHEL 8 must take action when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>If security personnel are not notified immediately when storage volume reaches 75 percent utilization, they are unable to plan for audit record storage capacity expansion.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-230483r877389_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the operating system to initiate an action to notify the SA and ISSO (at a minimum) when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 75 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity by adding/modifying the following line in the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file.
space_left = 25%
Note: Option names and values in the auditd.conf file are case insensitive.