Verify Permissions on /etc/audit/auditd.conf

An XCCDF Rule

Description

To properly set the permissions of /etc/audit/auditd.conf, run the command:

$ sudo chmod 0640 /etc/audit/auditd.conf

Rationale

Without the capability to restrict the roles and individuals that can select which events are audited, unauthorized personnel may be able to prevent the auditing of critical events. Misconfigured audits may degrade the system's performance by overwhelming the audit log. Misconfigured audits may also make it more difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one.

ID: xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_permissions_etc_audit_auditd
Severity: Medium
References: CCI-000171

AU-12(b)

SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032

SV-230471r627750_rule
Updated: about 1 year ago

- name: Test for existence /etc/audit/auditd.conf
  stat:
    path: /etc/audit/auditd.conf
  register: file_exists
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-RHEL-08-030610  - NIST-800-53-AU-12(b)
  - configure_strategy
  - file_permissions_etc_audit_auditd
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed

- name: Ensure permission u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt on /etc/audit/auditd.conf
  file:
    path: /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    mode: u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt
  when: file_exists.stat is defined and file_exists.stat.exists
  tags:
  - DISA-STIG-RHEL-08-030610
  - NIST-800-53-AU-12(b)
  - configure_strategy
  - file_permissions_etc_audit_auditd
  - low_complexity
  - low_disruption
  - medium_severity
  - no_reboot_needed






chmod u-xs,g-xws,o-xwrt /etc/audit/auditd.conf

Verify Permissions on /etc/audit/auditd.conf

Description

Rationale

Remediation - Ansible

Remediation - Shell Script