Audit logs on the AIX system must be owned by root.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit operating system activity. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029
- ID
- SV-215243r958434_rule
- Version
- AIX7-00-002013
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Set the owner of the audit log file to "root".
# chown root <auditlog file>