OL 8 audit logs must be owned by root to prevent unauthorized read access.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>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 OL 8 activity. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-248733r958434_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the audit log to be protected from unauthorized read access by setting the correct owner as "root" with the following command:
$ sudo chown root [audit_log_file]
Replace "[audit_log_file]" to the correct audit log path. By default, this location is "/var/log/audit/audit.log".