TOSS audit log directory must be owned by user root to prevent unauthorized read access.
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-252981r958434_rule
- Version
- TOSS-04-030160
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the audit log directory to be protected from unauthorized read access, by setting the correct owner as "root" with the following command:
$ sudo chown root [audit_log_directory]
Replace "[audit_log_directory]" to the correct audit log directory path, by default this location is "/var/log/audit/."