Title

System audit tool executables must not have extended ACLs. (Cat III impact)

Discussion

To prevent unauthorized access or manipulation of system audit logs, the tools for manipulating those logs must be protected.

Check Content

Determine if system audit tool executables have extended ACLs Audit tools include, but are not limited to audit, auditcat, auditconv, auditpr, auditselect, auditstream, auditbin, and auditmerge. Procedure: #aclget <system audit tool executable> Check if extended permissions are disabled. If extended permissions are not disabled, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Remove the extended ACL from the system audit tool executable(s) and disable extended permissions. #acledit <system audit tool executable>

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-38779r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-22373

Group Title: GEN002718

Expert Comments

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