RHEL 8 audit logs must be group-owned by 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 RHEL 8 activity. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027, SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000059-GPOS-00029
- ID
- SV-230398r1017204_rule
- Version
- RHEL-08-030090
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure the audit log to be owned by root by configuring the log group in the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file:
log_group = root