RHEL 9 audit log directory 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. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029, SRG-OS-000206-GPOS-00084</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-258166r958434_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 /var/log/audit