TOSS audit logs must have a mode of 0600 or less permissive 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 operating system 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-252977r958434_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the audit log to be protected from unauthorized read access by setting the correct permissive mode with the following command:
$ sudo chmod 0600 [audit_log_file]
Replace "[audit_log_file]" to the correct audit log path, by default this location is "/var/log/audit/audit.log."