The macOS system must be configured so that log folders must not contain access control lists (ACLs).
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>The audit service must be configured to create log folders with the correct permissions to prevent normal users from reading audit logs. Audit logs contain sensitive data about the system and users. If log folders are set to be readable and writable only by root or administrative users with sudo, the risk is mitigated.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-252453r816173_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
For any log folder that contains ACLs, run the following command:
/usr/bin/sudo chmod -N [audit log folder]