The macOS system must configure the audit log folder to not contain access control lists (ACLs).
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The audit log folder must not contain ACLs. Audit logs contain sensitive data about the system and users. This rule ensures that the audit service is configured to create log folders that are readable and writable only by system administrators to prevent normal users from reading audit logs. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029, SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097, SRG-OS-000257-GPOS-00098, SRG-OS-000258-GPOS-00099
- ID
- SV-268433r1034239_rule
- Version
- APPL-15-000031
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the macOS system without ACLs applied to log folders with the following command:
/bin/chmod -N /var/audit