The Photon operating system must protect audit logs from unauthorized 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-258811r933494_rule
- Version
- PHTN-40-000026
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
At the command line, run the following commands:
# chmod 0600 <audit log file>
# chown root:root <audit log file>
Replace <audit log file> with the target log file.