Title

NixOS audit configuration files must have a mode of 444 or less permissive. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

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.

Check Content

Verify that the NixOS audit configuration and service files have a mode of 444 or less permissive with the following commands: $ sudo find -L /etc/audit -type f -exec stat -L -c "%a %n" {} \; $ sudo find -L /etc/systemd/system -iname "audit*" -type f -exec stat -L -c "%a %n" {} \; $ stat -c '%a %n' $(realpath /etc/systemd/system/audit*.service) 444 /etc/audit/auditd.conf 444 /etc/systemd/system/audit.service 444 /etc/systemd/system/auditd.service 444 /etc/systemd/system/basic.target.wants/audit.service 444 /etc/systemd/system/sysinit.target.wants/audit.service 444 /nix/store/dr3i90b3n1fb06fr1gw12jfg9wb8dkrc-unit-auditd.service/auditd.service 444 /nix/store/dc6s6z7ykbmq70i5z8cff0agwsmp9jhm-unit-audit.service/audit.service If the audit configuration files have a mode more permissive than 444, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure NixOS audit configuration and service files to have a mode of 444 or less permissive with the following command: Rebuild and switch to the new NixOS configuration: $ sudo nixos-rebuild switch

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-268120r1131043_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-268120

Group Title: SRG-OS-000063-GPOS-00032

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