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OAuth Audit Logs Must Be Owned By Root

An XCCDF Rule

Description

All audit logs must be owned by root user and group. By default, the path for the OAuth audit log is

/var/log/oauth-apiserver/
. To properly set the owner of /var/log/oauth-apiserver, run the command:
$ sudo chown root /var/log/oauth-apiserver 
To properly set the owner of /var/log/oauth-apiserver/*, run the command:
$ sudo chown root /var/log/oauth-apiserver/* 

Rationale

Unauthorized disclosure of audit records can reveal system and configuration data to attackers, thus compromising its confidentiality.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_ownership_var_log_oauth_audit
Severity
Medium
References
Updated