Record Attempts to Alter Logon and Logout Events - faillock

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The audit system already collects login information for all users and root. If the auditd daemon is configured to use the augenrules program to read audit rules during daemon startup (the default), add the following lines to a file with suffix .rules in the directory /etc/audit/rules.d in order to watch for attempted manual edits of files involved in storing logon events:

-w  -p wa -k logins

If the auditd daemon is configured to use the auditctl utility to read audit rules during daemon startup, add the following lines to /etc/audit/audit.rules file in order to watch for unattempted manual edits of files involved in storing logon events:

-w  -p wa -k logins

Rationale

Manual editing of these files may indicate nefarious activity, such as an attacker attempting to remove evidence of an intrusion.

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_audit_rules_login_events_faillock
Severity: Medium
References: BP28(R73)

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APO10.01 APO10.03 APO10.04 APO10.05 APO11.04 APO12.06 APO13.01 BAI03.05 BAI08.02 DSS01.03 DSS01.04 DSS02.02 DSS02.04 DSS02.07 DSS03.01 DSS03.05 DSS05.02 DSS05.03 DSS05.04 DSS05.05 DSS05.07 MEA01.01 MEA01.02 MEA01.03 MEA01.04 MEA01.05 MEA02.01

3.1.7

CCI-000126 CCI-000172 CCI-002884

164.308(a)(1)(ii)(D) 164.308(a)(3)(ii)(A) 164.308(a)(5)(ii)(C) 164.312(a)(2)(i) 164.312(b) 164.312(d) 164.312(e)

4.2.3.10 4.3.2.6.7 4.3.3.3.9 4.3.3.5.8 4.3.3.6.6 4.3.4.4.7 4.3.4.5.6 4.3.4.5.7 4.3.4.5.8 4.4.2.1 4.4.2.2 4.4.2.4

SR 1.13 SR 2.10 SR 2.11 SR 2.12 SR 2.6 SR 2.8 SR 2.9 SR 3.1 SR 3.5 SR 3.8 SR 4.1 SR 4.3 SR 5.1 SR 5.2 SR 5.3 SR 6.1 SR 6.2 SR 7.1 SR 7.6

A.11.2.6 A.12.4.1 A.12.4.2 A.12.4.3 A.12.4.4 A.12.7.1 A.13.1.1 A.13.2.1 A.14.1.3 A.14.2.7 A.15.2.1 A.15.2.2 A.16.1.4 A.16.1.5 A.16.1.7 A.6.2.1 A.6.2.2

AC-6(9) AU-12(c) AU-2(d) CM-6(a)

DE.AE-3 DE.AE-5 DE.CM-1 DE.CM-3 DE.CM-7 ID.SC-4 PR.AC-3 PR.PT-1 PR.PT-4 RS.AN-1 RS.AN-4

FAU_GEN.1.1.c

Req-10.2.3

10.2.1.3

SRG-OS-000392-GPOS-00172 SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214 SRG-OS-000473-GPOS-00218

SV-230466r627750_rule

SRG-APP-000503-CTR-001275 SRG-APP-000506-CTR-001290

5.2.3.12
Updated: 8 months ago

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

# Perform the remediation for both possible tools: 'auditctl' and 'augenrules'

var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir='<xccdf-1.2:sub xmlns:xccdf-1.2="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.2" idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir" use="legacy"/>'

# Create a list of audit *.rules files that should be inspected for presence and correctness
# of a particular audit rule. The scheme is as follows:
#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Tool used to load audit rules	| Rule already defined	|  Audit rules file to inspect	  |
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#	auditctl		|     Doesn't matter	|  /etc/audit/audit.rules	  |
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 	augenrules		|          Yes		|  /etc/audit/rules.d/*.rules	  |
# 	augenrules		|          No		|  /etc/audit/rules.d/$key.rules  |
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
files_to_inspect=()


# If the audit tool is 'auditctl', then add '/etc/audit/audit.rules'
# into the list of files to be inspected
files_to_inspect+=('/etc/audit/audit.rules')

# Finally perform the inspection and possible subsequent audit rule
# correction for each of the files previously identified for inspection
for audit_rules_file in "${files_to_inspect[@]}"
do
    # Check if audit watch file system object rule for given path already present
    if grep -q -P -- "^[\s]*-w[\s]+${var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir}" "$audit_rules_file"
    then
        # Rule is found => verify yet if existing rule definition contains
        # all of the required access type bits

        # Define BRE whitespace class shortcut
        sp="[[:space:]]"
        # Extract current permission access types (e.g. -p [r|w|x|a] values) from audit rule
        current_access_bits=$(sed -ne "s#$sp*-w$sp\+${var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir} $sp\+-p$sp\+\([rxwa]\{1,4\}\).*#\1#p" "$audit_rules_file")
        # Split required access bits string into characters array
        # (to check bit's presence for one bit at a time)
        for access_bit in $(echo "wa" | grep -o .)
        do
            # For each from the required access bits (e.g. 'w', 'a') check
            # if they are already present in current access bits for rule.
            # If not, append that bit at the end
            if ! grep -q "$access_bit" <<< "$current_access_bits"
            then
                # Concatenate the existing mask with the missing bit
                current_access_bits="$current_access_bits$access_bit"
            fi
        done
        # Propagate the updated rule's access bits (original + the required
        # ones) back into the /etc/audit/audit.rules file for that rule
        sed -i "s#\($sp*-w$sp\+${var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir}$sp\+-p$sp\+\)\([rxwa]\{1,4\}\)\(.*\)#\1$current_access_bits\3#" "$audit_rules_file"
    else
        # Rule isn't present yet. Append it at the end of $audit_rules_file file
        # with proper key

        echo "-w ${var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir} -p wa -k logins" >> "$audit_rules_file"
    fi
done
# Create a list of audit *.rules files that should be inspected for presence and correctness
# of a particular audit rule. The scheme is as follows:
#
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Tool used to load audit rules	| Rule already defined	|  Audit rules file to inspect	  |
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#	auditctl		|     Doesn't matter	|  /etc/audit/audit.rules	  |
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 	augenrules		|          Yes		|  /etc/audit/rules.d/*.rules	  |
# 	augenrules		|          No		|  /etc/audit/rules.d/$key.rules  |
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
files_to_inspect=()

# If the audit is 'augenrules', then check if rule is already defined
# If rule is defined, add '/etc/audit/rules.d/*.rules' to list of files for inspection.
# If rule isn't defined, add '/etc/audit/rules.d/logins.rules' to list of files for inspection.
readarray -t matches < <(grep -HP "[\s]*-w[\s]+${var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir}" /etc/audit/rules.d/*.rules)

# For each of the matched entries
for match in "${matches[@]}"
do
    # Extract filepath from the match
    rulesd_audit_file=$(echo $match | cut -f1 -d ':')
    # Append that path into list of files for inspection
    files_to_inspect+=("$rulesd_audit_file")
done
# Case when particular audit rule isn't defined yet
if [ "${#files_to_inspect[@]}" -eq "0" ]
then
    # Append '/etc/audit/rules.d/logins.rules' into list of files for inspection
    key_rule_file="/etc/audit/rules.d/logins.rules"
    # If the logins.rules file doesn't exist yet, create it with correct permissions
    if [ ! -e "$key_rule_file" ]
    then
        touch "$key_rule_file"
        chmod 0640 "$key_rule_file"
    fi
    files_to_inspect+=("$key_rule_file")
fi

# Finally perform the inspection and possible subsequent audit rule
# correction for each of the files previously identified for inspection
for audit_rules_file in "${files_to_inspect[@]}"
do
    # Check if audit watch file system object rule for given path already present
    if grep -q -P -- "^[\s]*-w[\s]+${var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir}" "$audit_rules_file"
    then
        # Rule is found => verify yet if existing rule definition contains
        # all of the required access type bits

        # Define BRE whitespace class shortcut
        sp="[[:space:]]"
        # Extract current permission access types (e.g. -p [r|w|x|a] values) from audit rule
        current_access_bits=$(sed -ne "s#$sp*-w$sp\+${var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir} $sp\+-p$sp\+\([rxwa]\{1,4\}\).*#\1#p" "$audit_rules_file")
        # Split required access bits string into characters array
        # (to check bit's presence for one bit at a time)
        for access_bit in $(echo "wa" | grep -o .)
        do
            # For each from the required access bits (e.g. 'w', 'a') check
            # if they are already present in current access bits for rule.
            # If not, append that bit at the end
            if ! grep -q "$access_bit" <<< "$current_access_bits"
            then
                # Concatenate the existing mask with the missing bit
                current_access_bits="$current_access_bits$access_bit"
            fi
        done
        # Propagate the updated rule's access bits (original + the required
        # ones) back into the /etc/audit/audit.rules file for that rule
        sed -i "s#\($sp*-w$sp\+${var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir}$sp\+-p$sp\+\)\([rxwa]\{1,4\}\)\(.*\)#\1$current_access_bits\3#" "$audit_rules_file"
    else
        # Rule isn't present yet. Append it at the end of $audit_rules_file file
        # with proper key

        echo "-w ${var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir} -p wa -k logins" >> "$audit_rules_file"
    fi
done

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

- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-RHEL-08-030590
  - NIST-800-171-3.1.7  - NIST-800-53-AC-6(9)
  - NIST-800-53-AU-12(c)
  - NIST-800-53-AU-2(d)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - PCI-DSS-Req-10.2.3
  - PCI-DSSv4-10.2.1.3
  - audit_rules_login_events_faillock
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - reboot_required
  - restrict_strategy
- name: XCCDF Value var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir # promote to variable
  set_fact:
    var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir: !!str <xccdf-1.2:sub xmlns:xccdf-1.2="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.2" idref="xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_value_var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir" use="legacy"/>
  tags:
    - always

- name: Check if watch rule for {{ var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir }} already
    exists in /etc/audit/rules.d/
  find:
    paths: /etc/audit/rules.d
    contains: ^\s*-w\s+{{ var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir }}\s+-p\s+wa(\s|$)+
    patterns: '*.rules'
  register: find_existing_watch_rules_d
  when:
  - '"audit" in ansible_facts.packages'
  - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-RHEL-08-030590
  - NIST-800-171-3.1.7
  - NIST-800-53-AC-6(9)
  - NIST-800-53-AU-12(c)
  - NIST-800-53-AU-2(d)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - PCI-DSS-Req-10.2.3
  - PCI-DSSv4-10.2.1.3
  - audit_rules_login_events_faillock
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - reboot_required
  - restrict_strategy

- name: Search /etc/audit/rules.d for other rules with specified key logins
  find:
    paths: /etc/audit/rules.d
    contains: ^.*(?:-F key=|-k\s+)logins$
    patterns: '*.rules'
  register: find_watch_key
  when:
  - '"audit" in ansible_facts.packages'
  - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  - find_existing_watch_rules_d.matched is defined and find_existing_watch_rules_d.matched
    == 0
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-RHEL-08-030590
  - NIST-800-171-3.1.7
  - NIST-800-53-AC-6(9)
  - NIST-800-53-AU-12(c)
  - NIST-800-53-AU-2(d)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - PCI-DSS-Req-10.2.3
  - PCI-DSSv4-10.2.1.3
  - audit_rules_login_events_faillock
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - reboot_required
  - restrict_strategy

- name: Use /etc/audit/rules.d/logins.rules as the recipient for the rule
  set_fact:
    all_files:
    - /etc/audit/rules.d/logins.rules
  when:
  - '"audit" in ansible_facts.packages'
  - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  - find_watch_key.matched is defined and find_watch_key.matched == 0 and find_existing_watch_rules_d.matched
    is defined and find_existing_watch_rules_d.matched == 0
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-RHEL-08-030590
  - NIST-800-171-3.1.7
  - NIST-800-53-AC-6(9)
  - NIST-800-53-AU-12(c)
  - NIST-800-53-AU-2(d)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - PCI-DSS-Req-10.2.3
  - PCI-DSSv4-10.2.1.3
  - audit_rules_login_events_faillock
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - reboot_required
  - restrict_strategy

- name: Use matched file as the recipient for the rule
  set_fact:
    all_files:
    - '{{ find_watch_key.files | map(attribute=''path'') | list | first }}'
  when:
  - '"audit" in ansible_facts.packages'
  - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  - find_watch_key.matched is defined and find_watch_key.matched > 0 and find_existing_watch_rules_d.matched
    is defined and find_existing_watch_rules_d.matched == 0
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-RHEL-08-030590
  - NIST-800-171-3.1.7
  - NIST-800-53-AC-6(9)
  - NIST-800-53-AU-12(c)
  - NIST-800-53-AU-2(d)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - PCI-DSS-Req-10.2.3
  - PCI-DSSv4-10.2.1.3
  - audit_rules_login_events_faillock
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - reboot_required
  - restrict_strategy

- name: Add watch rule for {{ var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir }} in /etc/audit/rules.d/
  lineinfile:
    path: '{{ all_files[0] }}'
    line: -w {{ var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir }} -p wa -k logins
    create: true
    mode: '0640'
  when:
  - '"audit" in ansible_facts.packages'
  - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  - find_existing_watch_rules_d.matched is defined and find_existing_watch_rules_d.matched
    == 0
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-RHEL-08-030590
  - NIST-800-171-3.1.7
  - NIST-800-53-AC-6(9)
  - NIST-800-53-AU-12(c)
  - NIST-800-53-AU-2(d)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - PCI-DSS-Req-10.2.3
  - PCI-DSSv4-10.2.1.3
  - audit_rules_login_events_faillock
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - reboot_required
  - restrict_strategy

- name: Check if watch rule for {{ var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir }} already
    exists in /etc/audit/audit.rules
  find:
    paths: /etc/audit/
    contains: ^\s*-w\s+{{ var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir }}\s+-p\s+wa(\s|$)+
    patterns: audit.rules
  register: find_existing_watch_audit_rules
  when:
  - '"audit" in ansible_facts.packages'
  - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-RHEL-08-030590
  - NIST-800-171-3.1.7
  - NIST-800-53-AC-6(9)
  - NIST-800-53-AU-12(c)
  - NIST-800-53-AU-2(d)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - PCI-DSS-Req-10.2.3
  - PCI-DSSv4-10.2.1.3
  - audit_rules_login_events_faillock
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - reboot_required
  - restrict_strategy

- name: Add watch rule for {{ var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir }} in /etc/audit/audit.rules
  lineinfile:
    line: -w {{ var_accounts_passwords_pam_faillock_dir }} -p wa -k logins
    state: present
    dest: /etc/audit/audit.rules
    create: true
    mode: '0640'
  when:
  - '"audit" in ansible_facts.packages'
  - ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  - find_existing_watch_audit_rules.matched is defined and find_existing_watch_audit_rules.matched
    == 0
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-RHEL-08-030590
  - NIST-800-171-3.1.7
  - NIST-800-53-AC-6(9)
  - NIST-800-53-AU-12(c)
  - NIST-800-53-AU-2(d)
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - PCI-DSS-Req-10.2.3
  - PCI-DSSv4-10.2.1.3
  - audit_rules_login_events_faillock
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - reboot_required
  - restrict_strategy

Record Attempts to Alter Logon and Logout Events - faillock

Description

Rationale

Remediation - Shell Script

Remediation - Ansible