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Canonical Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028
The Ubuntu operating system must permit only authorized groups to own the audit log files.
The Ubuntu operating system must permit only authorized groups to own the audit log files.
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The Ubuntu operating system must permit only authorized groups to own the audit log files.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>If audit information were to become compromised, then forensic analysis and discovery of the true source of potentially malicious system activity is impossible to achieve. To ensure the veracity of audit information, the operating system must protect audit information from unauthorized modification. Audit information includes all information (e.g., audit records, audit settings, audit reports) needed to successfully audit information system activity. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028, SRG-OS-000057-GPOS-00027</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>