Configure Notification of Post-AIDE Scan Details

An XCCDF Rule

Description

AIDE should notify appropriate personnel of the details of a scan after the scan has been run. If AIDE has already been configured for periodic execution in /etc/crontab, append the following line to the existing AIDE line:

 | /bin/mail -s "$(hostname) - AIDE Integrity Check" root@localhost

Otherwise, add the following line to /etc/crontab:

05 4 * * * root /usr/sbin/aide --check | /bin/mail -s "$(hostname) - AIDE Integrity Check" root@localhost

AIDE can be executed periodically through other means; this is merely one example.

Rationale

Unauthorized changes to the baseline configuration could make the system vulnerable to various attacks or allow unauthorized access to the operating system. Changes to operating system configurations can have unintended side effects, some of which may be relevant to security.

Detecting such changes and providing an automated response can help avoid unintended, negative consequences that could ultimately affect the security state of the operating system. The operating system's Information Management Officer (IMO)/Information System Security Officer (ISSO) and System Administrators (SAs) must be notified via email and/or monitoring system trap when there is an unauthorized modification of a configuration item.

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_aide_scan_notification
Severity: Medium
References: BP28(R51)

1 11 12 13 15 16 2 3 5 7 8 9

BAI01.06 BAI06.01 BAI10.01 BAI10.02 BAI10.03 BAI10.05 DSS01.03 DSS03.05 DSS05.02 DSS05.05 DSS05.07

CCI-001744 CCI-002699 CCI-002702

4.3.4.3.2 4.3.4.3.3

SR 6.2 SR 7.6

A.12.1.2 A.12.4.1 A.12.5.1 A.12.6.2 A.14.2.2 A.14.2.3 A.14.2.4 A.14.2.7 A.15.2.1

CM-3(5) CM-6(a)

DE.CM-1 DE.CM-7 PR.IP-1 PR.IP-3

SRG-OS-000363-GPOS-00150 SRG-OS-000446-GPOS-00200 SRG-OS-000447-GPOS-00201

SV-258135r926392_rule
Updated: about 1 year ago

- name: XCCDF Value var_aide_scan_notification_email # promote to variable
  set_fact:
    var_aide_scan_notification_email: !!str <xccdf-1.2:sub xmlns:xccdf-1.2="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.2" idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_aide_scan_notification_email" use="legacy"/>
  tags:
    - always
- name: Ensure AIDE is installed
  package:
    name: '{{ item }}'
    state: present
  with_items:
  - aide
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-RHEL-09-651015
  - NIST-800-53-CM-3(5)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - aide_scan_notification
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - restrict_strategy

- name: Configure Notification of Post-AIDE Scan Details
  cron:
    name: run AIDE check
    minute: 5
    hour: 4
    weekday: 0
    user: root
    job: /usr/sbin/aide  --check | /bin/mail -s "$(hostname) - AIDE Integrity Check"
      {{ var_aide_scan_notification_email }}
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-RHEL-09-651015
  - NIST-800-53-CM-3(5)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - aide_scan_notification
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed
  - restrict_strategy

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then

if ! rpm -q --quiet "aide" ; then
    dnf install -y "aide"
fivar_aide_scan_notification_email='<xccdf-1.2:sub xmlns:xccdf-1.2="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.2" idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_aide_scan_notification_email" use="legacy"/>'



CRONTAB=/etc/crontab
CRONDIRS='/etc/cron.d /etc/cron.daily /etc/cron.weekly /etc/cron.monthly'

# NOTE: on some platforms, /etc/crontab may not exist
if [ -f /etc/crontab ]; then
	CRONTAB_EXIST=/etc/crontab
fi

if [ -f /var/spool/cron/root ]; then
	VARSPOOL=/var/spool/cron/root
fi

if ! grep -qR '^.*/usr/sbin/aide\s*\-\-check.*|.*\/bin\/mail\s*-s\s*".*"\s*.*@.*$' $CRONTAB_EXIST $VARSPOOL $CRONDIRS; then
	echo "0 5 * * * root /usr/sbin/aide  --check | /bin/mail -s \"\$(hostname) - AIDE Integrity Check\" $var_aide_scan_notification_email" >> $CRONTAB
fi

else
    >&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi

Configure Notification of Post-AIDE Scan Details

Description

Rationale

Remediation - Ansible

Remediation - Shell Script